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Beis hachaim · Ukraine
Lviv Old Jewish Cemetery
Lemberg (Lviv) · לעמבערג
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Who is buried here
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
The Taz — Turei Zahav
טורי זהב · דברי דוד
Yahrzeit: כ״ו שבט · 1667
Rav and rosh yeshiva of Lemberg. Buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery; his grave was destroyed with the cemetery and lies under the Krakivskyi Market.
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk
The Sma — Meiras Einayim
ספר מאירת עינים · דרישה ופרישה
Yahrzeit: י״ט ניסן · 1614
Rosh yeshiva in Lemberg; among the rabbanim interred in the Old Jewish Cemetery.
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ashkenazi
The Chacham Tzvi
שו״ת חכם צבי
Yahrzeit: 1718
Served briefly as chief rabbi of Lemberg before his passing; documented among those buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery.
Rabbi Yaakov Meshullam Ornstein
Yeshuos Yaakov
ישועות יעקב
Yahrzeit: 1839
Rav of Lemberg; among the rabbanim interred in the Old Jewish Cemetery.
Rabbi Chaim HaCohen Rappaport
Rav of Lemberg
Yahrzeit: 1771
Chief rabbi of Lemberg; listed among the scholars interred in the Old Jewish Cemetery.
The Reizes brothers — Chaim and Yehoshua
Kedoshim / martyrs of Lviv (1728)
Yahrzeit: 1728
Brothers executed al kiddush Hashem in 1728; interred in the Old Jewish Cemetery.
Practical information nearby
Gathered from public sources — please confirm details before you rely on them.
Kosher kitchen at the Tsori Gilod Synagogue
4 Brativ Mikhnovskykh St., Lviv 79018, Ukraine
Kosher kitchen tied to the active shul — the most reliable kosher option. Arrange meals in advance rather than assuming walk-in service.
Kosher canteen by the Golden Rose / Space of Synagogues
Staroyevreiska St. area (Space of Synagogues), Lviv
A small kosher canteen near the Golden Rose ruins has been reported able to provide kosher meals to visitors. IMPORTANT: the adjacent themed restaurant 'At the Golden Rose' is NOT kosher — do not confuse them. Verify current operation on arrival.
Tsori Gilod Synagogue (Beis Aharon V'Yisrael)
4 Brativ Mikhnovskykh St., Lviv 79018, Ukraine
The only functioning Orthodox synagogue in Lviv; operates daily for the community — the practical minyan address for visitors to the old-cemetery site. Confirm current wartime service times locally.
Mikvah at the Tsori Gilod Synagogue
4 Brativ Mikhnovskykh St., Lviv 79018, Ukraine
A mikvah operates on-site at the functioning synagogue. No published hours — arrange in advance via the community.
Old Town hotels near the Space of Synagogues
No certified kosher hotel in Lviv is documented. Stay in the Old Town within walking distance of the Space of Synagogues and Tsori Gilod shul, and self-cater or arrange kosher meals via the community; confirm Shabbat accommodations with the property.
Overland rail from Poland (Przemyśl / Kraków / Warsaw → Lviv)
Primary way in while flights are suspended. Przemyśl Główny is the main gateway; direct and connecting trains run to Lviv (allow 2+ hrs for border control). Book ~30 days ahead.
Lviv Danylo Halytskyi Airport (LWO) — closed to civilian flights
Do not plan to fly in: Ukrainian civil airspace has been closed since Feb 2022 and no civilian flights operate. Enter overland from Poland (see transport). Wartime advisories apply.
Kosher food nearby
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Verification
This cemetery has a public access contact listed above. Please confirm it before traveling.