Old Jewish Cemetery (Krakow)

Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 9 ″  N , 19 ° 56 ′ 49 ″  E

Old Jewish Cemetery (Krakow)​

Poland

Moses Isserles ' tombstone , with the inscription: "from Moses to Moses there was none like Moses"

The Old Jewish Cemetery Krakow is located in the Kazimierz district of the southern Polish city ​​of Krakow in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship .

The cemetery was laid out in 1551. The oldest Jewish cemetery in Kraków has not been used for burials since 1800. In addition to numerous artistically valuable gravestones , Rabbi Moses Isserles is buried here. His grave is visited by Jews from many countries.

See also

• Kazimierz # Sightseeing - Jewish Quarter
• Remuh Synagogue
• History of the Jews in Krakow
• List of Jewish cemeteries in Poland

Web links

Commons : Old Jewish Cemetery (Krakow)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The cemeteries in Krakow on juedische-friedhoefe.info, accessed on October 16, 2019
• Remuh Synagogue and Cemetery; ul.Szeroka 40 on krakow.travel, accessed on October 16, 2019
• Jewish cemetery on expedia.de, accessed on October 16, 2019