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JEWISH CUSTOM ABOUT DEATH AND FUNERALS
WHEN JEWISH PEOPLE GO TO A FUNERAL, THEY WASH THEIR HANDS BEFORE
RE-ENTERING THEIR HOME TO KEEP THE ANGEL OF DEATH FROM COMING IN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
