Jewish cemeteries in Copenhagen

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There are two Jewish cemeteries in Copenhagen : the «Mosaisk Nordre begravelsesplads» and the «Mosaisk Vestre begravelsesplads».

Mosaisk Nordre begravelsesplads

Coordinates: 55 ° 41 ′ 28.3 "  N , 12 ° 33 ′ 25.4"  E

The “Northern Burial Ground ” is a Jewish cemetery on Møllegade and Guldbergsgade in Nørrebro , a district of Copenhagen . It was laid out in 1694 at the place where a Jewish burial was allowed to take place the year before and which was outside the ramparts of Copenhagen at the time of its foundation. Approving the cemetery was a political decision. Its existence should make the Copenhagen branch more attractive to wealthy Jews. Since then it has been expanded several times.

In 1704 it was fenced in and given a security guard to protect it from further vandalism. The bombing of Copenhagen by the English in 1807 also caused some damage.

With the demolition of the ramparts in the middle of the nineteenth century, the area around the now 14,000 square meter cemetery was built on, so that there was no longer any need for expansion. For this reason, too, the Jewish cemetery Mosaisk Vestre Greavelsesplads was created in 1886 and the cemetery in Møllegade was officially closed. Nevertheless, there were still isolated burials up to 1967.

In total there are 5,000 tombstones in the cemetery , including those of Jacob and Meyer Herman Bing , who founded the porcelain factory Bing & Grøndahl together with Frederik Vilhelm Grøndahl .

The facility was opened to the public in 2010 after it had previously been repaired for a million crowns received from the municipality.

Mosaisk Vestre begravelsesplads

Coordinates: 55 ° 39 ′ 43.3 "  N , 12 ° 32 ′ 2.1"  E

The "Western Burial Ground" is next to Copenhagen's West Cemetery. It was created in 1886 and is still used today. It is located in the southern harbor district between Valby and Vesterbro . The Carlsberg brewery is in the immediate vicinity. Here are some graves of well-known personalities:

Ada Adler , philologist Max Ballin , manufacturer Meyer Herman Bing , co-founder of Politiken Victor Borge , comedian Peter Deutsch , composer Isi Foighel , politician Meïr Aron Goldschmidt , writer Albert Gottschalk , painter Axel Henriques , author of the review

Alfred Hertz , entrepreneur Aage Hirschsprung , publisher Heinrich Hirschsprung , manufacturer and art collector Abraham Kurland , wrestler Marcus Melchior , Chief Rabbi Adolph Rastén , journalist Isaac Salmonsen , publisher David Simonsen , Chief Rabbi Herman Trier , politician

literature

• Elias Levin: Jødiske gravstene 1886-1900 på Mosaisk Vestre begravelsesplads (Jewish tombstones on Mosaisk Vestre cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark), Copenhagen 1986-2003.

See also

• List of Jewish cemeteries in Denmark

Web links

Commons : Mosaisk Nordre Greavelsesplads  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : Mosaisk Vestre Greavelsesplads  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Jewish Cemeteries in Denmark
• DENMARK - THE JEWISH COMMUNITY In: International Jewish Cemetery Project.
• DENMARK, Copenhagen. Mosaisk Nordre Greavelsesplads cemetery (1693-1967), the oldest Jewish cemetery in Denmark. (2006) (Photos)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Mette Lilly Nielsen: Den jødiske gravplads i Møllegade. Hvilested for driftige jøder , on: 1001 fortællinger om Danmark .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Birgitte Kjær: Hemmelig begravelsesplads åbner for offentligheden , on ibyen.dk, April 16, 2010, accessed on June 10, 2013.
3. ↑ Mette Lilly Nielsen: Brødrene Bing - juleplattens jødiske ophavsmænd , on: 1001 fortællinger om Danmark .