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The Jewish necropolis, where the founder of Hasidism Yisroel Baal-Shem-Tov (1698 - 1760) is buried
Full name of the monument :
The Jewish necropolis, where the founder of Hasidism Yisroel Baal-Shem-Tov (1698 - 1760) is buried
Region :
Khmelnytskyi region
Address of the monument :
Medzhibyzh village
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
XVI - XIX століття
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Ancient period by the end of XVII centuries
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Social status :
intellectuals
Size :
The plot size is 120 x 75 meters
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Language(s) of the text :
Other(s)
Narrative commemorates :
Ukrainian national resistance during the Lithuanian-Polish era
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
no data available
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Medzhibiz settlement council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The Baal Shem Tov is a Jewish tzaddik (Hebrew for righteous), the founder of the Hasidic movement, one of the most influential currents in modern Judaism. At the beginning In the 1740s (according to other sources, in 1737) he settled in Medzhibozh, which became the place of his ascetic activity; dozens of students and followers gathered here. He devoted the rest of his life to the spread of his teaching, which was called Hasidism.
Hasidic pilgrims gather at the Baal Shem Tov burial site in the village of Medjibizh to pray and mark the beginning of the Shavuot holiday. In 2000, for the 300th anniversary of the Besht, a new synagogue was built next to the cemetery, as well as hotels for pilgrims and a mikvah (ritual bath). Currently, only a part of the tombstones that lead to the entrance and surround the grave of the Baal Shem Tov have been preserved.
