Days of Mourning by Jan Voerman (1857-1941); (1857-1941) depicts morning prayers at a house of mourning. In the first seven days of mourning (shivah) the immediate family of the deceased remains at home. Friends and relatives come to their house to commiserate.

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Days of Mourning by Jan Voerman (1857-1941); (1857-1941) depicts morning prayers at a house of mourning. In the first seven days of mourning (shivah) the immediate family of the deceased remains at home. Friends and relatives come to their house to commiserate.

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1857-1941, archival, archive, days, death, depicts, historical, history, jan, jewish, judaism, memorial, mourning, prayers, religion, religious, shivah, voerman