Jewish cemeteries of Warsaw

Jewish cemeteries of Warsaw (Polish: Cmentarz Żydowski ) refers to a number of necropolises in the city. Three of them are the most notable: Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe.¹ The stone lattice work is visible between two marker stones in the colour picture. It is now the site of numerous overgrown and abandoned graves and crypts, having fallen in disrepair after the Nazi invasion of Poland and subsequent Holocaust . After the Okopowa Street cemetery became overcrowded, the Praga cemetery was intended as the main Jewish cemetery. However, after the German conquest of Poland in 1939 and the start of the Holocaust , most of it was demolished and the headstones were used as street pavement. After the war the remaining tombstones were recovered from various towns in Poland and moved back to the cemetery. Currently it is inactive and serves as a monument only. The board at the entrance that shows some of the great Jewish leaders buried there. Nowa Jerozolima Cemetery , or a cemetery of one of numerous Jewish villages founded in the area of Polish capital in 17th and 18th centuries. It was closed down in late 18th century and the village itself was incorporated into Warsaw to become the namesake of Aleje Jerozolimskie , one of Warsaw's principal streets. In early 19th century, during the Austrian occupation of Warsaw, the cemetery was closed down and the ashes were moved to cemetery in Powązki Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jewish cemeteries of Warsaw . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.²