''. :''See also Old Jewish cemetery, Chambersburg''. Old Jewish Cemetery lies in Josefov (Jewish Quarter) in the Old Town in Prague. It was in use from 1478 until 1786. Its ancestor was a cemetery called "The Jewish Garden", which was found in archaeological excavations under the Vladislavova street, New Town (...)

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Realm of the dead I
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Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov, Prague, Czech Republic Some background information: The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is probably the most noted Jewish cemetery all over Europe. It’s located in Josefov, which is the Jewish Quarter of Prague. The cemetery was in use from the early 15th century until 1787. The oldest preserved tombstone, the one of the rabbi Avigdor Kara, dates back to 1439. The predecessor of this cemetery was called The Jewish Garden, which was found in archaeological excavations under the Vladislavova street in Prague’s New Town. The numbers of graves and people buried there are uncertain, because there are so many layers of tombs. However it has been estimated that there are approximately 12,000 tombstones presently visible and there may be as many as 100,000 burials in all. According to Jewish religious law Jews mustn't destroy Jewish graves. In particular it’s not allowed to remove the tombstones. Therefore the cemetery ran out of space sometime. As purchasing extra land was impossible, more layers of soil were placed on the existing graves and the decedents were buried in up to twelve layers. The old tombstones were always taken out and put back upon the new layer of soil. This explains why the tombstones in the cemetery are placed so closely to each other and the cemetery entails such a picturesque up and down of the ground. Some gravestones are even decorated with animals or objects, which symbolize the family names of the decedents. Important personalities buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery are the rabbi and author Avigdor Kara, the famous rabbi Judah Loew, who used to be the originator of the Prague Golem, the mayor and minister of finance Mordechai Maisel , the historian and astronomer David Gans as well as the chief rabbi David Oppenheim. The Old Jewish Cemetery is enclosed by a huge wall and nestled between Pinkas and Klaus Synagogue. The Jewish Museum, where many Jewish cultural objects and paintings are exhibited, is situated next to the cemetery. Despite the admission fee is quite high, there’s always a long queue of people waiting at the entrance of the Old Jewish Cemetery. And despite this already high admission fee, one has to pay another fee to obtain the permission to take photos there. Being still outside it was a little bit annoying for us, but after entering the burial ground, we really felt that it was worth doing.


Prag: jewish cemetery in blue 38.124.06
Made by Juergen Kurlvink
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Kvitelach, קוויטלך, little notes, Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague
Made by herb_st85
Kvitel (Yiddish: קוויטל, little note; plural קוויטלך, Kvitelach) refers to a practice developed by Hasidic Judaism in which a Hasid (a follower of Hasidic Judaism) writes a note with a petitionary prayer and gives it to a Rebbe (Hasidic Jewish leader) in order to receive the latter's blessing. This prayer may be a general request for health, livelihood, or success, or a specific request such as recovery from illness, the ability to bear children, a wedding match, etc. The writing, giving and reading of a kvitel is treated very seriously by Hasid and Rebbe alike, and is executed according to specific protocols. Because of their inherent sanctity, kvitelach may not be thrown away after use; they are either burned or buried. The practice of giving kvitelach continues today in all the Hasidic courts. Kvitelach are also placed on the graves of Rebbes and tzadikim (plural of tzadik, or Jewish holy man) with the hope that the soul of the deceased will intercede for the petitioner in Heaven. It is a centuries-old custom for Jews to place kvitelach containing personal prayers to God between the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem. This practice has been also adopted by Christian pilgrims and foreign dignitaries as well. More than a million prayer notes are placed in the Western Wall each year. … (Wikipedia)


Old Jewish Cemetery
Made by Philipp Klinger Photography
If you want to catch the light on the old jewisch cemetery you really need to have good timing... Too early and the sun is still blocked by the houses around it. Too late and it's already too harsh. You need to be there when the sun comes out behind the buildings. Stunning place! Info The Old Jewish Cemetery lies in the Josefov, the Jewish Quarter of Prague in the Czech Republic. It was in use from the early 15th century (the oldest preserved tombstone, the one of Avigdor Kara, dates back to 1439) until 1787. Its ancestor was a cemetery called The Jewish Garden, which was found in archaeological excavations under the Vladislavova street, New Town. The numbers of grave stones and numbers of people buried there are uncertain, because there are layers of tombs. However, it has been estimated that there are approximately 12,000 tombstones presently visible and there may be as many as 100,000 burials in all. The most important personalities buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery are Yehuda ben Bezalel known as the Maharal Rabbi Löw (d. 1609), Mordechai Maisel (d. 1601), David Gans (d. 1613) and David Oppenheim (d. 1736).


Cementerio Judío, Praga / Jewish Cemetery, Prague
Made by Mauricio Sanchesco
El cementerio judío se creó en 1439 (así data la primera lápida de Avigdor Karo) y, aunque fue creciendo a lo largo de los años, no se extendió todo lo debido y actualmente se puede apreciar todo su carácter intácto. Debido a la falta de espacio los cuerpos se enterraban unos encima de otros (llegando a más de 10 apilados). A día de hoy se pueden ver más de 12.000 lápidas y se estima que puede haber enterradas unas 100.000 personas. The Jewish cemetery was created in 1439 (this way it dates first Avigdor Karo's tablet) and, though it was growing throughout the years, everything due did not spread and nowadays it is possible to estimate all his character intácto. Due to the lack of space the bodies were buried some on others (coming to more than 10 piled up ones). Today you can see more than 12.000 tablets can be seen and it thinks that it can have buried approximately 100.000 persons.(google translator...sorry)


segnende Hände, Detail auf einem Grabstein
Made by herb_st85
auf dem alten jüdischen Friedhof, Prag; Die Darstellung von Personen auf Grabsteinen entspricht nicht der jüdischen Glaubensauffassung. Allerdings verraten uns Sinnbilder sehr viel über den Namen, Beruf oder Funktionen und Ehrenämter. Symbole aus der Pflanzen- und Tierwelt verraten uns ebenfalls einiges über die Toten. ... die segnenden Hände [deuten] daraufhin, dass hier das Mitglied einer alten Priesterfamilie, die ihre Herkunft von Aaron ableitet, beerdigt wurde. Die vor der Stirn zusammengelegten Hände mit gespreizten Fingern, zeigen die typische Geste, die der Priester (Kohanim) beim Segensspruch macht. Familiennamen wie Cohen, Katz und Kahn verweisen ebenfalls auf eine Herkunft aus einer alten Priesterfamilie. wp.ge-mittelkreis.de/webfrie05/webinsch/pages/friedinfo.htm


Old Jewish Cemetrey
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Prague had a Jewish enclave going far back in history. They buried their deceased in this graveyard, adding dirt and layers over the centuries. The old stones, some with dates from the 1400's twist and turn as the ground has settled. One thing that is very somber about this Jewish enclave was that over 100,000 of them were sent to the concentration camps by Hitlers Nazis where most died, destroying the Jewish population in this country. The names of each person is hand written on the walls of an ancient synagogue next to this cemetery. I had to pay extra to take photos inside the cemetery and it was worth it to have these images. Update: photo was update with one processed in Lightroom from a raw (NEF) exposure. Original one was JPG from Picasa while traveling.


Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague
Made by szeke
This is one of the interesting sights in Prague. The Old Jewish Cemetery was established in the early 15th century, when Jews were not allowed to bury their dead outside the Jewish Quarter. Wikipedia: The numbers of grave stones and numbers of people buried there are uncertain, because there are layers of tombs. However, it has been estimated that there are approximately 12,000 tombstones presently visible and there may be as many as 100,000 burials in all. The Shot: - ISO 200, 21mm, f8.0, 1/40sec handheld. Processing: - Single RAW tonemapping using Photomatix. - Imagenomic noise reduction. - Nik Color Efex: Pro Contrast. - Nik Color Efex: Glamour Glow with circular gradient to keep large stone sharp. - Nik Color Efex: Darken/Lighten Center.


Prague Old Jewish Cemetery 18
Made by Paul 'Tuna' Turner
Some of the gravestones which stand inside the Old Jewish Cemetery in the Josefov ghetto district of Prague. It was established in the 15th century and used until 1787, when it became too full to take any more of the dead. It sits in the middle of the ghetto and is part of the Jewish Museum that encompasses numerous other synagogues and locations as well. The space is really small and confined and, as a result, many of those buried here are piled on top of each other anyway and the tombstones are arranged in a very packed fashion. The bodies are buried six palms apart and in places they are as many as 12 deep. The cemetery is almost cut off from the rest of the city as it rises above the ground and has high walls around the outside.


gravestone in Hebrew
Made by adam.declercq
After Amsterdam, Laura and I headed to Prague with Luke and Stephanie. It was about a 6 hour drive from Kandern to Prague and the Garmin worked like a champ! The first thing we did was go to the Jewish Quarter of Prague. We visited the Pinkas Synagogue, where the names of all the Czech Jews who were victims of World War II are written on the walls. Behind the Synagogue is this cemetery. The gravestones have been placed all over and are disorganized because the space was limited so the bodies were burried on top of each other.


Antiguo Cementerio Judío de Praga
Made by sacre
El Antiguo Cementerio Judío de Praga es una visita obligada . Fue creado en 1439 y durante más de 300 años fue el único lugar donde les era permitido enterrar a sus muertos. Por falta de espacio, los cuerpos se apilaban unos encima de otros, añadiendo cada vez más capas de tierra , llegando a alcanzar 11 niveles de enterramiento . Hoy en día se puede observar desde la calle que el cementerio queda a la altura de un primer piso. A pesar de su pequeño tamaño , se calcula que puede albergar unas 100.000 personas.


Antiguo Cementerio Judio
Made by Toni Escuder
El cementerio judío se creó en 1439 (así data la primera lápida de Avigdor Karo) y, aunque fue creciendo a lo largo de los años, no se extendió todo lo debido y actualmente se puede apreciar todo su carácter intácto. Debido a la falta de espacio los cuerpos se enterraban unos encima de otros (llegando a más de 10 apilados). A día de hoy se pueden ver más de 12.000 lápidas y se estima que puede haber enterradas unas 100.000 personas.


Mazewa
Made by Untrained
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is the only part of the Jewish Museum where you are allowed to take captures with paying a small fee. I know that cemetery since 1980, together with some friends I visited Prague from Berlin in December and we were guided there by an old and friendly lady who was in the need to earn some money to raise her small return. If I remember well, we eight were the only visitors that time. Now it is a bit different.


Decay
Made by IngaPlinga77
Detail from a tombstone at the Old Jewish Cemetery in Josfov, the Jewish Quarter in Prague. At this cemetery was the only place where jewish people could be buried from the 15th century until late 18th century and there might be as many as 100 000 people buried here on top of each other. Today about 12 000 tombstones are visible. (source Wikipedia) For 52 Weeks of Pix 2010, week 47. Theme: Decay


The City of the Dead
Made by Sascha Schoenberger
The old jewish cemetery in Josefov, the Jewish Quarter of Prague. On this little plot of land you have approximately 12,000 tombstones but an estimated 100,000 people were buried there over the course of about 300 years (with the last burial taking place in 1787). The most famous tomb has to be Rabbi Löws who according to lore created the Golem to guard the jewish ghetto...


Talking Tombs
Made by brissychic
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague was in use from the early 15th century until 1787. The numbers of grave stones and numbers of people buried there are uncertain, because there are layers of tombs. However, it has been estimated that there are approximately 12,000 tombstones presently visible, and there may be as many as 100,000 burials in all Wikipedia.


EL "STARÝ ZIDOVSKÝ HRBITOV" (Praga, agost de 1996)
Made by perfectdayjosep
A la fotografia, l'antic cementiri jueu de Praga. En aquest espai se suporposen fins a dotze estrats de tombes degut al reduït espai amb que contava la població hebrea ubicada dins del ghetto. A sobre de moltes tombes es poden veure bocins de paper amb missatges i monedes que els familiars fan arribar als seus morts.


Jewish Cemetery 2
Made by www78
The date of the founding of the Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague is unknown, but is at least present since Avigdor Kara, who was buried in 1439;some argue the cemetery dates to a much earlier period. Many important Jewish leaders are buried in the cemetery, including Rabbi Löw. Jewish Quarter, Prague, Czech Republic


Some of the stones
Made by Untrained
These tombstones are called Mazewa (German Wikipedia - no translation found), on the front you will find Hebrew inscriptions and sometimes on the back additionally local language. It is usual in the Jewish way of maintaining their tombs to put a small stone on the Mazewa at a visit.


Jewish Cemetery
Made by www78
Old Jewish cemetery of Prague, dating from at least 1439 to 1787. As the Jews were confined to the ghetto, there was no room for the cemetery to expand but up. Eventually, up to 100,000 may have been buried here up to 12 deep. 12,000 tombstones line this relatively small area.