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פראסטיץ

Prostějov

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פראסטיץ — בתי החיים

Prostějov (Prossnitz) — the Jewish cemeteries

New Jewish cemetery, Chorázova, 796 01 Prostějov, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

  • There are two grounds and only one to navigate to. The newer cemetery, from 1908, is on Chorázova, about a kilometre south-east of the centre, and it is the one that stands.
  • The old cemetery of 1801 lay where Lidická, Studentská and Tylova now meet. It was destroyed under the occupation and its matzevos taken for building material; around a hundred and fifty stones and fragments have since been recovered by a team working to bring the ground back. There is no cemetery to walk there.
  • A caretaker holds the key to the newer cemetery, so it is not simply open — arrange entry in advance through the town or the Brno Jewish community rather than turning up.
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At the kever

Who is buried here.

רבי צבי הורוויץ

Rabbi Tzvi Horowitz

Av beis din of Prossnitz

5576 / 1816

Rov of Prostějov, then a substantial Moravian kehilla known in the seforim as Prossnitz. His kever is the one visitors have historically come for.

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Questions

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Where is the beis hachaim in Prostějov?

Prostějov (Prossnitz) — the Jewish cemeteries — New Jewish cemetery, Chorázova, 796 01 Prostějov, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic.

Who is buried in Prostějov?

The listing for this beis hachaim records Rabbi Tzvi Horowitz.

Which airport is closest to Prostějov?

Brno-Tuřany (BRQ), about 47 km · 29 mi away in a straight line. The other airports within reach are Ostrava Leoš Janáček (OSR) and Bratislava M. R. Štefánik (BTS). There is no direct flight to the town itself, so the last leg is by road whichever airport you use.