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פראג

Prague

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בית החיים הישן פראג

Prague Old Jewish Cemetery

Široká, 110 00 Josefov, Prague 1, Czech Republic

  • The cemetery is entered only as part of the Jewish Museum in Prague circuit; the entrance adjoins the Pinkas Synagogue on Široká. Men cover their heads.
  • Closed on Saturdays (Shabbat) and Jewish holidays. Hours approx. 9:00–18:00 (summer) / 9:00–16:30 (winter).
  • The Maharal's tomb is a pilgrimage site; visitors leave pebbles and kvitlach.
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At the kever

Who is buried here.

רבי יהודה ליווא בן בצלאל

Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel

The Maharal of Prague

גור אריה · נצח ישראל · תפארת ישראל · גבורות השם

י״ח אלול · 1609

Chief rabbi, kabbalist and philosopher; his Renaissance tomb is the most visited grave in the cemetery.

רבי דוד גנז

Rabbi David Gans

Author of Tzemach David

צמח דוד · נחמד ונעים

Historian, mathematician and astronomer (c. 1541–1613), a disciple of the Maharal.

רבי דוד אופנהיים

Rabbi David Oppenheim

Chief Rabbi of Prague and bibliophile

Chief Rabbi of Prague and famed collector of Hebrew manuscripts (1664–1736).

מרדכי מייזל

Mordechai Maisel

Mayor and benefactor of the Jewish Town

Leader and philanthropist under Rudolf II (1528–1601); financed synagogues, the Jewish Town Hall and paving of the quarter.

רבי שלמה אפרים לונטשיץ

Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz

The Kli Yakar

כלי יקר

1550–1619. Rov of Prague from 1604 until his petirah. The Kli Yakar on Chumash is printed in most Mikraos Gedolos.

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Questions

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Where is the beis hachaim in Prague?

Prague Old Jewish Cemetery — Široká, 110 00 Josefov, Prague 1, Czech Republic.

Who is buried in Prague?

The listing for this beis hachaim records Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Rabbi David Gans, Rabbi David Oppenheim, Mordechai Maisel, Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz.

Which airport is closest to Prague?

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), about 11 km · 7 mi away in a straight line. The other airports within reach are Brno-Tuřany (BRQ) and Wrocław Copernicus (WRO). There is no direct flight to the town itself, so the last leg is by road whichever airport you use.