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ברין — בית החיים

Brünn — the Jewish cemetery

Jewish cemetery, Nezamyslova 27, Židenice, Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

  • IT HAS OPENING HOURS, which almost nothing else in this part of the world does. April to October: Sunday to Thursday nine to five, Friday nine to four. November to March: Sunday to Thursday nine to four, Friday nine to three. Closed Shabbos.
  • Trams 8 and 10 from the main railway station stop in front of the gate. No car, no arrangement, no keyholder — you simply go.
  • The largest Jewish cemetery in Moravia, just under three hectares, opened in 1852 when the laws that had kept Jews out of Brno were lifted. The kehilla publishes a printed guide to the ground with the notable kevorim marked; take it at the entrance.
  • This is the cemetery of a city, not of a shtetl, and it is where the Jews of the Moravian towns were buried once those towns emptied. If you are travelling to Nikolsburg it is an hour away.
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At the kever

Who is buried here.

רבי ברוך יעקב פלאצעק

Rabbi Baruch Yaakov Placzek

Chief rabbi of Moravia

5682 / 1922

1834–1922. Chief rabbi of Moravia and one of the founders of this cemetery, which opened during his lifetime and in which he is buried.

רבי ריכארד פעדער

Rabbi Richard Feder

Rebuilt Moravian Jewish life after the war

Survived the war and led the rebuilding of Jewish religious and communal life in Moravia afterwards. The kehilla's own guide records his as one of the most visited kevorim in the cemetery.

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Questions

What people ask before they go.

Where is the beis hachaim in Brno?

Brünn — the Jewish cemetery — Jewish cemetery, Nezamyslova 27, Židenice, Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic.

Who is buried in Brno?

The listing for this beis hachaim records Rabbi Baruch Yaakov Placzek, Rabbi Richard Feder.

Which airport is closest to Brno?

Brno-Tuřany (BRQ), about 6.3 km · 4 mi away in a straight line. The other airports within reach are Ostrava Leoš Janáček (OSR) and Vienna International (VIE). There is no direct flight to the town itself, so the last leg is by road whichever airport you use.