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1. Jahrzeit: Judæo-German term denoting the anniversary of a death, commemorated by mourning and by reciting the Ḳaddish. The custom of commemorating the death of the beloved and honored is of ancient origin ( see Hazkarat Neshamot). In theTalmudic period the anniversary ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]