El male rachamim

El male rachamim (Hebrew God full of mercy ) are the initial words of a Jewish prayer that is during funerals, presented in memory of the victims of the Holocaust when you visit the graves of relatives as well as on Yom haScho'a on the anniversary of a deceased person ( year ).

The prayer originated in the Middle Ages and was first stated in Western and Eastern Europe as a memorial for the victims of the Crusades, and later for the victims of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. That's why there are different versions in different European communities of prayer. In Ashkenazic communities " El male rachamim " is often put forward a virtuoso from the prayer leader, but is also known in Sephardic rites. A version that emerged after the pogrom of Kishinev, has gained particular notoriety.