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Wikipedia's first sentence called it "one of the largest jewish cemeteries in europe". Today it says "one of the largest jewish cemeteries in europe and in the world". We saved the article's opening at 5 moments between 2010 and 2025, and every claim links the exact revision.

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Jewish Cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe. Located on Warsaw's Okopowa street and abutting the Powązki Cemetery at 52°14′51″N 20°58′29″E  /  52.24750°N 20.97472°E  / 52.24750; 20.97472 : cannot have more than one primary tag per page , the Jewish Cemetery was established in 1806 and occupies 33 hectares (83 acres) of land.¹ The cemetery contains over 200,000 marked graves, as well as mass graves of victims of the Warsaw Ghetto .² Many of these graves and crypts are overgrown, having been abandoned after the German invasion of Poland and subsequent Holocaust .³ Although the cemetery was closed down during World War II , after the war it was reopened and a small portion of it remains active, serving Warsaw's small remaining Jewish population. The cemetery, which has become a dense forest in the post-war period, is filled with monuments to Jewish communists, orthodox rabbis, and everyone in between.⁴ Many of the markers are simple, others are elaborately carved with Art nouveau angels drooping mournfully over a tomb or with large, elaborate bas relief panoramas of a somewhat imaginary medieval Warsaw.⁵ Large mausoleums appear in styles ranging from Egyptian revival to Art deco . Some of the prominent Jewish citizens buried there are: Solomon Anski , writer (Solomon Zangwill Rappaport), author of " The Dybbuk " Szymon Askenazy , archaeologist Meir Balaban Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin , Rosh yeshiva of the Volozhin Yeshiva and author of several major Jewish works Mathias Bersohn , philanthropist Adam Czerniakow , head of the Judenrat in the Warsaw Ghetto Szymon Datner , historian Jacob Dinezon (1852-1919), writer Marek Edelman Maksymilian Fajans , artist, lithographer and photographer Maurycy Fajans , founder of the first steamboat line on the Vistula Alexander Flamberg , chess master Edward Flatau , neurologist Uri Nissan Gnessin , writer Samuel Goldflam , neurologist Esther Rachel Kaminska (1870-1925), the "mother of Yiddish Theater", mother of Ida Kaminska Michał Klepfisz Aleksander Lesser , painter and art critic Dow Ber Meisels , rabbi of Krakow and Warsaw Samuel Orgelbrand , publisher of the Universal Encyclopaedia Isaac Loeb Peretz (1852-1915) one of the most important Yiddish language writers of the 19th-20th centuries Samuel Abraham Poznański Józef Różański , communist activist Hayyim Selig Slonimski , Hebrew publisher, astronomer, inventor and science author Chaim Soloveitchik , founder of the Brisk rabbinic dynasty & the "brisker method" of Talmudic study Julian Stryjkowski , (born Pesach Stark) 1905-1996, writer, author of "Austeria" "Voices in Darkness" Hipolit Wawelberg , founder of Warsaw Technical College, Szymon Winawer , chess player Lucjan Wolanowski Ludwik Zamenhof , doctor and inventor of Esperanto .⁶

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Monument ( Cenotaph ) of Janusz Korczak The Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe. Located on Warsaw's Okopowa street and abutting the Powązki Cemetery at 52°14′51″N 20°58′29″E  /  52.24750°N 20.97472°E  / 52.24750; 20.97472 , the Jewish Cemetery was established in 1806 and occupies 33 hectares (83 acres) of land. The cemetery contains over 200,000 marked graves, as well as mass graves of victims of the Warsaw Ghetto . Many of these graves and crypts are overgrown, having been abandoned after the German invasion of Poland and subsequent Holocaust . Although the cemetery was closed down during World War II , after the war it was reopened and a small portion of it remains active, serving Warsaw's small remaining Jewish population. As the cemetery was established to replace many smaller cemeteries closer to the city centre, it was designed to serve all Jewish communities of Warsaw, regardless of their affiliation. Because of that it is subdivided into several districts dubbed quarters ( kwatery ), historically reserved for various groups. Among them are three Orthodox (for men, women and one for holy scriptures), Reform Judaism , children, military and Ghetto Uprising victims. The cemetery, which has become a dense forest in the post-war period, is filled with monuments to Jewish communists, orthodox rabbis, and everyone in between. Many of the markers are simple, others are elaborately carved with Art nouveau angels drooping mournfully over a tomb or with large, elaborate bas relief panoramas of a somewhat imaginary medieval Warsaw. Large mausoleums appear in styles ranging from Egyptian revival to Art deco .

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The Warsaw Jewish Cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe and in the world. Located on Warsaw's Okopowa Street and abutting the Christian Powązki Cemetery , the Jewish necropolis was established in 1806 and occupies 33 hectares (83 acres) of land. The cemetery contains over 250,000 marked graves , as well as mass graves of victims of the Warsaw Ghetto . Although the cemetery was closed down during World War II , after the war it was reopened and a small portion of it remains active, serving Warsaw's existing Jewish population. As the necropolis was established to replace many smaller cemeteries closer to the city centre, it was designed to serve all Jewish communities of Warsaw, regardless of their affiliation. Hence, it is subdivided into several districts dubbed quarters ( kwatery ), historically reserved for various groups. Among them are three Orthodox (for men, women and one for holy scriptures), Reform Judaism , children, military and Warsaw Ghetto Uprising victims. The cemetery, which has become a dense forest in the post-war period, is filled with monuments dedicated to notable personas such as politicians, spiritual leaders, inventors, economists and others. Many of the markers are simple, others are elaborately carved and richly decorated. Large mausoleums appear in styles ranging from Egyptian revival to Art Deco .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

The Warsaw Jewish Cemetery is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe and in the world. Located on Warsaw's Okopowa Street and abutting the Christian Powązki Cemetery , the Jewish necropolis was established in 1806 and occupies 33 hectares (83 acres) of land. The cemetery contains over 250,000 marked graves, as well as mass graves of victims of the Warsaw Ghetto . Although the cemetery was closed down during World War II , after the war it was reopened and a small portion of it remains active, serving Warsaw's existing Jewish population. As the necropolis was established to replace many smaller cemeteries closer to the city centre, it was designed to serve all Jewish communities of Warsaw, regardless of their affiliation. Hence, it is subdivided into several districts dubbed quarters ( kwatery ), historically reserved for various groups. Among them are three Orthodox (for men, women and one for holy scriptures), Reform Judaism , children, military and Warsaw Ghetto Uprising victims. The cemetery, which has become a dense forest in the post-war period, is filled with monuments dedicated to notable personas such as politicians, spiritual leaders, inventors, economists and others. Many of the markers are simple, others are elaborately carved and richly decorated. Large mausoleums appear in styles ranging from Egyptian revival to Art Deco .

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