Old Jewish Cemetery (Prague)

Old Jewish Cemetery (Prague)

The Old Jewish Cemetery lies in the Josefov (the Jewish Quarter of Prague). It was in use from the early 15th century (the oldest preserved tombstone, the one of Avigdor Kara, dates back to 1439) until 1787. Its ancestor was a cemetery called "The Jewish Garden", which was found in archaeological excavations under the Vladislavova street, New Town.

The numbers of grave stones and numbers of people buried there are uncertain, because there are layers of tombs. However, it has been estimated that there are approximately 12,000 graves. The most important personalities buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery are Yehuda ben Bezalel known as the Maharal Rabbi Löw (d. 1609), Mordechai Maisel (d. 1601), David Gans (d. 1613) a David Oppenheim (d. 1736).

References

* The Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague: A Guide Trough the Cemetery, by Hana Volavková, Otto Muneles, Tobiáš Jakobovitsch - Prague (Czech Republic) - 1947 - 15 pages

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