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Starý zidovský hrbitov (Old Jewish Cemetery)
Starý zidovský hrbitov (Old Jewish Cemetery) Review
An unforgettable sight, this cemetery is where all Jews living in Prague from the 15th century to 1787 were laid to rest. The lack of any space in the tiny ghetto forced graves to be piled on top of one another. Tilted at crazy angles, the 12,000 visible tombstones are but a fraction of countless thousands more buried below. Walk the path amid the gravestones; the relief symbols you see represent the names and professions of the deceased. The oldest marked grave belongs to the poet Avigdor Kara, who died in 1439; the grave is not accessible from the pathway, but the original tombstone can be seen in the Maisel Synagogue. The best-known marker belongs to Jehuda ben Bezalel, the famed Rabbi Loew (died 1609), a chief rabbi of Prague and a profound scholar, credited with creating the mythical Golem. Even today, small scraps of paper bearing wishes are stuffed into the cracks of the rabbi's tomb with the hope that he will grant them. Loew's grave lies near the exit.
- Address: Siroká 3, enter through Pinkasova synagóga, Josefov, Prague, Bohemia, 110 00 | Map It
- Phone: 221-711-511
- Cost: Combined ticket to museums and Old-New Synagogue 480 Kc; museums only, 300 Kc
- Hours: Apr.-Oct., Sun.-Fri. 9-6; Nov.-Mar., Sun.-Fri. 9-4:30.
- Website: www.jewishmuseum.cz
- Location: Josefov (Jewish Quarter)
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