Waldmohr Jewish cemetery

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Waldmohr Jewish cemetery, eastern row of graves
Waldmohr Jewish Cemetery, western row of graves

The Jewish cemetery Waldmohr is a cemetery in the local community of Waldmohr in the district of Kusel in Rhineland-Palatinate .

The Jewish cemetery is located in the communal cemetery on Friedhofstrasse.

The 100 m² cemetery has been occupied since the end of the 19th century. The gravestones , the number of which are not known, date from between 1899 and 1947. Before their burial site was laid out, the Jews in Waldmohr used the Gries cemetery .

In 1931 the cemetery was desecrated : numerous gravestones were destroyed and inscription plates were removed from grave monuments. Several stones were smeared with swastikas .

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Commons : Jüdischer Friedhof (Waldmohr)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 23 ′ 6 "  N , 7 ° 20 ′ 23.6"  E