Exclusive Photos: Sodeco Jewish Cemetery in Beirut
July 11th, 2007 at 3:40 amPhotos taken in recent days of a Jewish cemetery in Beirut. One of the ideals outlined by JOL.org is the rehabilitation and clean-up of the Jewish cemeteries in Lebanon. The emotional ramifications are worthy our attention, and in due time, we hope to clean up these sites.
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Christine Thomassian Said,
July 11, 2007 @ 4:59 am
There used to be a family living there taking care of the cemetery I believe. This was some 3 years ago. Nowadays, whenever I pass by there, I always make sure to take a glance at the cemetery just sort of to make sure that it’s still hanging there, although there don’t seem to be any family living there anymore.
Administration Said,
July 11, 2007 @ 6:00 am
Look closely at the second photograph, there is a Star of David molded into the steel and the building looks fairly new (perhaps renovated).
Saad min rue georges picot! Said,
July 12, 2007 @ 4:50 am
Kifkon,
Kil alebna ma3akon, allah ye7minkon! W yaret nerja3 min koon kelna sawa mitl il iyamat il 7elwe. Yelli mad2ena kilna mitl 3eleh zghireh.
7aram yalli sar bi Knis Maghen Abraham, bil ma2abra w bi bladna bes yelli 7ami kil libnan houe wajetkon. Il torah bit2oul lamma kil il yahoud titrok balad hal balad tikhrab.
Lakan oujoutkon bye7mi kil il libnaniyeh, w allah ye7mikon lailkon kil teke2.
Shabbat Shalom w bon weekend
Allah ma3akon!
Susu Said,
July 17, 2007 @ 1:41 am
yeah that’s really nice, I wish you the best of luck on cleaning these important sites.. to preseves lebanese jewish heritiage and thanks again for your great work…
Hussein Said,
July 18, 2007 @ 8:11 am
היום אני רוצה לכתוב בעברית!
זה מפני אני יכול!! 
ההה
אני רק רוצה לומר שצריך עלינו הדאג בכל בית קברות בעולם ככבד למת
וגם אני לא הבין את הפחד מיהודי לבנון בארץ האצלכם
R Sahyoun Said,
July 22, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
I entered the cemetery in 2003. I was stopped by a guy belonging to the family living there. They were Amal Loyalists. He asked me why I wanted to enter. I told him I just wanted to watch.
Anyways, I entered and I collected few names from the tombs. Now the cemetery is locked.
and yes, Hussein’s Hebrew is in a pretty bad condition.
Thanks!
Hussein Said,
July 23, 2007 @ 11:50 am
haha i know..
am working on it..
Hussein Said,
July 23, 2007 @ 12:01 pm
why dont u teach me? xD.. my email is: huaslclma@hotmail.com
haha..
I am lookin for teachers xD.. why do u think i support the Jewish community in Leb?
It would be nice to have Jewish people teaching their Hizbullah brothers Hebrew… or vice-versa xD
Ezekiel (48) Said,
July 24, 2007 @ 11:44 am
hahaha cool
Sandrinou Said,
August 9, 2007 @ 2:57 pm
I’d like to know more about tha family living there : were they hostile when you went to visit, or rather protective?
Anyways, I think Hesbollah already speak Hebrew, I read on the reuters website that they launched a website in Hebrew, among other languages, a few months ago …
I don’t however
So I would welcome the lessons too. In Paris, however.
Peace.
Sandrine
ram79 Said,
August 28, 2007 @ 10:15 pm
i think we need some lessons in hebrew but in beirut so maybe u can open a jewish school behind the synagoga in wadi abu jmil.i think good business for u to make money and to teach us.
ramiwalid@hotmail.com
Liberte toujours Said,
September 28, 2007 @ 12:24 pm
The family that used to live there was calm but used to ask a few questions to the people entering the cemetery.
When I entered it in 2004 however, the door was open and there was noone to stop me. I saw several tombs that dated from the late 70s and 80s.
In 2005, the wall of the cemetery was in bad shape, curving towards the street, practically about to break, this is when the municipality of Beirut (I think) rehabilitated it and painted the outside walls, as well as the Star of David.
But it is closed ever since…
Great site, I hope more people in Lebanon will adhere in time to your project
Wassim Said,
August 2, 2008 @ 8:49 am
Where is it ? I want to see it …. where in beirut ?
Mark Said,
August 22, 2008 @ 8:00 pm
It was someday January 1976
me (06/03/58) still 17 at bus stop with classmates
near Arlequin Deli
nearby Wadi Abu Jamil Jewish Quarters
Shalom Shalom we Armenian Lebanese joking with this
Lebanese Jew
he with his brothers sell rugs
known as the Janaji Brothers Rug Merchants
decent guys
that weekend? Sunday?
on the news
the 3 brothers were killed defending their house business and turf
I shall never forget the Janaji Brothers
Tuesday we put a wreath at the same
what a shame