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Horta Jewish Cemetery, Horta, Faial, Azores

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In the old wall of Carmel, at the foot of the city cemetery, is the Jewish cemetery that houses 17 graves. 

Although its construction was authorized by Order of May 13, 1851, the land purchase deed was only executed on 19 April 1852. The buyers were Bensabat Salomao, Salomao Sabat and Abraham Abisdid which cost 200 000 kings. The efforts of the Bensaúde family to establish a cemetery in every Azorean Island must also not be disregarded when talking about its construction.¹ It was established in the said deed that the cemetery was intended to bury the Jews of the islands of Faial.

 The cemetery property was sold to the Jewish community of Faial. Then in 1983, the cemetery was given to the Jewish Community of Lisbon. The cemetery has been maintained by the Benarus family.

Na antiga cerca do Carmo, ao pe do cemiterio da cidade, encontra-se o cemiterio judaico que aberga 17 sepulturas. Ainda que autorizada a sua construcao pela Portaria de 13 de Maio de 1851, a escritura de compra do terreno so foi labrada a 19 de Abril de 1852. Foram sues compradore Salomao Bensabat, Salomao Sabat e Abraao Abisdid que desembolsaram 200 mil reis. Ficou estabelecido na referida escritura que o cemiterio se destinava a sepultar os judeus das ilhas do Faial ? do Pico e que a propriedade do cemiterio era cedida a comunidade Judaica da ilha do Faial. Em 1983, a chace do cemiterio foi entregue a Comunidade Israelita de Lisboa, mas ? cemiterio tem sido mantido pela familia Benarus.

Faial, Azores, Portugal

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