Genizah
![A genizah at the Narkeldanga Cemetery, in Kolkata, India.[1]](/Images/godic/202501/15/Genizah,_Jewish_Cemetery,_Kolkata1754.jpg")
![A genizah in a synagogue (Samarkand, Uzbekistan, ca. 1865 - 1872 CE)](/Images/godic/202501/15/Zeravshan_Okrug._Samarkand._A_Genizah_in_a_Synagogue_WDL111341754.png")
![A possible geniza at Masada, eastern Israel](/Images/godic/202501/15/Synagogue_massada_31754.jpg")
![Modern genizah on street in Nachlaot, Jerusalem](/Images/godic/202501/15/TaggedGeniza1754.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.