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New Jewish Cemetery. The New Jewish Cemetery ( Czech: Nový židovský hřbitov) in Žižkov, Prague, Czech Republic, was established in 1890 to relieve the space problem at the Old Jewish cemetery in Žižkov, where the Žižkov Television Tower now stands. It is about 10 times bigger than the Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov and provides space ...
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Europe, the Old Jewish Cemetery was in operation from at least 1439 and was closed in 1787. The Cemetery is located in the Jewish Quarter on a small plot of land between the Pinkas Synagogue and the Klausen Synagogue .
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New Jewish Cemetery (Nový židovský hřbitov) Izraelská 1. 130 00 Praha 3 – Žižkov. +420226235216. +420224800813. http://www.synagogue.cz. http://www.kehilaprag.cz. tourism@kehilaprag.cz. Object history. New Jewish cemetery is located nearby Line A subway station Želivského between the Želivského and Nad Vodovodem Streets.
When the old cemetery in Josefov ceased to meet the needs of Prague’s Jewish Community in terms of size it was decided in 1890 to build a new, larger cemetery that would suffice for at least 100 years. This gave rise to a burial site measuring over 10 hectares and projected to hold approximately 100,000 graves.
Jan 12, 2019 · Category:New Jewish Cemetery (Prague) Category. : New Jewish Cemetery (Prague) 40250/1-1330. New Jewish Cemetery in Prague-Olšany (Czech: Nový židovský hřbitov na Olšanech ). Within Prague, Olšany now forms part of the district of Žižkov.
Prague, Czech Republic, Europe. Prague. Franz Kafka is buried in this cemetery, which opened around 1890 when the older Jewish cemetery – at the foot of the TV Tower – was closed. To find Kafka’s grave, follow the main avenue east (signposted), turn right at row 21, then left at the wall; it’s at the end of the ‘block’.
