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Warsaw

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בית החיים אקאפאווע וואַרשע

Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery

ul. Okopowa 49/51, 01-043 Warszawa, Poland

  • Main gate is at the corner of Okopowa and Mordechaja Anielewicza (formerly Gęsia) streets. Bring a head covering; modest dress expected.
  • One of Europe's largest Jewish cemeteries (est. 1806, ~33 ha). Small admission (~10 PLN); closed Shabbat and Jewish/Polish holidays.
  • Hours (confirm before holidays): Mon–Thu 10:00–17:00, Fri 9:00–13:00, Sun 9:00–16:00.
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At the kever

Who is buried here.

רבי נפתלי צבי יהודה ברלין

Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin

The Netziv of Volozhin

העמק דבר · העמק שאלה · משיב דבר

כ״ח אב · 5653 / 1893

Rosh Yeshiva of Volozhin; died in Warsaw and buried at Okopowa.

רבי חיים הלוי סאלאווייטשיק

Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik

Reb Chaim Brisker

חידושי רבינו חיים הלוי

כ״א אב · 5678 / 1918

Founder of the Brisker method of Talmud study; buried beside the Netziv.

רבי דוב בער מייזלש

Rabbi Dov Ber Meisels

Chief Rabbi of Warsaw (formerly of Kraków)

1870

His funeral became a demonstration of Polish–Jewish unity.

רבי שלמה זלמן ליפשיץ

Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Lipszyc

The first rov of Warsaw

חמדת שלמה

Niftar 1839. The first chief rabbi of Warsaw; his kever has an ohel of its own.

בער זאננענבערג

Ber Sonnenberg

Son of Shmuel Zbytkower

Niftar 1822. His ohel is the most worked matzeivah in the cemetery, carved with views of the Warsaw the family lived in.

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Questions

What people ask before they go.

Where is the beis hachaim in Warsaw?

Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery — ul. Okopowa 49/51, 01-043 Warszawa, Poland. Warsaw is also searched as Warszawa.

Who is buried in Warsaw?

The listing for this beis hachaim records Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik, Rabbi Dov Ber Meisels, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Lipszyc, Ber Sonnenberg.

Which airport is closest to Warsaw?

Warsaw Chopin (WAW), about 9.0 km · 6 mi away in a straight line. The other airports within reach are Lublin (LUZ) and Katowice (KTW). There is no direct flight to the town itself, so the last leg is by road whichever airport you use.