Jewish cemetery (Saverne)

The Jewish cemetery in Saverne , a French commune in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region , was probably laid out in the 17th century. The Jewish cemetery is on Rue du Haut Barr, about 500 meters outside the old town in a south-westerly direction.

history

Gravestone of Pavel Čanda in the Jewish cemetery in Saverne

By 1632 at the latest, a Jewish cemetery was established in Saverne together with the surrounding communities. In 1651 the cemetery was surrounded by a hedge. It was last enlarged in 1962. The cemetery is still occupied today.

See also

• Synagogue (Saverne)
• Pavel Canda

literature

• Saverne. In: Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online version ).
• Jean Daltroff: La route du judaïsme en Alsace . ID-L'Édition, 2nd edition, Bernardswiller 2010, ISBN 2-915626-02-2 , p. 90.

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery (Saverne)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jewish cemetery Saverne near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cimetière juif Saverne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ′ 13 ″  N , 7 ° 20 ′ 50.5 ″  E