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CORRIGENDUM

RENAISSANCE IN THE GRAVEYARD: THE HEBREW TOMBSTONES
OF PADUA AND ASHKENAZIC ACCULTURATION IN SIXTEENTH-

CENTURY ITALY – CORRIGENDUM

David Malkiel

doi: 10.1017/S0364009413000299, Published by Cambridge University Press,
19 December 2013

In AJS Review 37.2, the abstract to David Malkiel’s “Renaissance in the Grave-
yard: The Hebrew Tombstones of Padua and Ashkenazic Acculturation in
Sixteenth-Century Italy” (page 333) was published with errors. Here is the cor-
rected version.

Abstract: The acculturation of Ashkenazic Jews in Italy is the focus of
the present discussion. By 1500 Jews had been living in Padua for cen-
turies, but their cemeteries were destroyed in 1509. Four cemeteries
remained with over 1200 inscriptions between 1530–1860. The literary
features of the inscriptions indicate a shift from a preference for epi-
taphs written in prose, like those of medieval Germany, to epitaphs in
the form of Italian Jewry’s occasional poetry. The art and architecture
of the tombstones are part and parcel of the Renaissance ambient, with
the portals and heraldry characteristic of Palladian edifices. The letter-
ing, too, presents a shift from the constituency’s medieval Ashkenazic
origins to its Italian setting. These developments are situated in the
broader context of Italian Jewish art and architecture, while the literary
innovations are shown to reflect the revival of the epigram among poets
of the Italian Renaissance.

R E F E R E N C E

David Malkiel, “Renaissance in the Graveyard: The Hebrew Tombstones of Padua and
Ashkenazic Acculturation in Sixteenth-Century Italy,” The Journal of the Association
for Jewish Studies 37 (2013), 333–370.

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	In AJS Review 37.2, the abstract to David Malkiel's “Renaissance in the Graveyard: The Hebrew Tombstones of Padua and Ashkenazic Acculturation in Sixteenth-Century Italy” (page 333) was published with errors. Here is the corrected version.Abstract: The acculturation of Ashkenazic Jews in Italy is the focus of the present discussion. By 1500 Jews had been living in Padua for centuries, but their cemeteries were destroyed in 1509. Four cemeteries remained with over 1200 inscriptions between 1530–1860. The literary features of the inscriptions indicate a shift from a preference for epitaphs written in prose, like those of medieval Germany, to epitaphs in the form of Italian Jewry's occasional poetry. The art and architecture of the tombstones are part and parcel of the Renaissance ambient, with the portals and heraldry characteristic of Palladian edifices. The lettering, too, presents a shift from the constituency's medieval Ashkenazic origins to its Italian setting. These developments are situated in the broader context of Italian Jewish art and architecture, while the literary innovations are shown to reflect the revival of the epigram among poets of the Italian Renaissance. 
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