Genizah
![A genizah at the Narkeldanga Cemetery, in Kolkata, India.[1]](/uploads/202501/15/Genizah,_Jewish_Cemetery,_Kolkata1754.jpg)



A genizah (or geniza; Hebrew: גניזה "storage"; plural: genizot or genizoth or genizahs) is a storage area in a Jewish synagogue or cemetery designated for the temporary storage of worn-out Hebrew-language books and papers on religious topics prior to proper cemetery burial.