- Jewish cemetery
A Jewish cemetery (Hebr. בית עלמין "Beth Olamin") serves as any other
cemetery for the burial of the dead and holds other qualities which are not found in Christian cemeteries.History
The early Jewish cemeteries were located - like other cemeteries after the
Middle Ages - outside of the city.In the beginning, the dead were buried in the direction of
Jerusalem , however this later changed. The tombstones were also marked during the time ofHaskala not only inHebrew language , but also in the respective regional language. During this time, in adjustment to the Christian tradition more extravagant tombstones and even mausoleums for families were erected.During the time of National Socialism many Jewish cemeteries were devastated.
The largest Jewish
cemetery ofEurope , in which many notable personalities are buried, is the ŁódźNew Jewish Cemetery with 230 000 graves. The second largest is also in Poland, in Warsaw at Okopowa Street, which contains over 200 000 named graves.In the
United States , theComing Street Cemetery , inCharlestown, South Carolina ,Mikveh Israel Cemetery inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania ,Hebrew Cemetery of Richmond , Virginia and the Old Jewish Cemetery inCincinnati, Ohio are some of the early Jewish cemeteries.External links
* [http://usdin.dumes.net The Jewish cemetery of Vishki(Latvia)]
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