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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 ...
- Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague
The Old Jewish Cemetery (Czech: Starý židovský hřbitov) is a...
- Old New Synagogue
The Old New Synagogue (Czech: Staronová synagoga; German:...
- Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague
The Old Jewish Cemetery is among the oldest surviving Jewish burial grounds in the world and along with the Old-New Synagogue, it is the most important site in the Prague Jewish Town. The National Geographic magazine lists it among the top ten cemeteries to visit around the world.
New Jewish Cemetery (Nový židovský hřbitov) This cemetery, with countless artistically valuable tombstones, was founded in 1890. Of greatest interest is the 1985 Memorial of Czechoslovak Jews who perished in the Shoah and the Resistance. Another popular sight is the tomb of writer Franz Kafka and his parents (tombstone number 21 – 14 – 21).
New Jewish Cemetery may refer to: New Jewish Cemetery, Prague; New Jewish Cemetery, Kraków
May 15, 2023 · The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is among the oldest surviving Jewish burial grounds in the world and, along with the Old-New Synagogue, is the most important site in the Prague Jewish Town. It is unclear when exactly the graveyard was founded. The oldest gravestone, however, is that of rabbi and poet Avigdor Kara, and is dated to 1439.
