Jewish Cemetery
Jewish Cemetery
- Address
- ul Okopowa 49/51
- Phone
- 022 838 2622
- Price
- adult/student 4/2zł
- Hours
- 10am-4pm Mon-Thu, 9am-1pm Fri, 9am-4pm Sun
Lonely Planet review for Jewish Cemetery
The Jewish Cemetery, founded in 1806, it suffered little during the war and still boasts more than 150,000 tombstones, the largest collection of its kind in Europe. Large parts are, however, neglected and very overgrown, making it a forlorn place. A notice near the entrance lists the graves of many eminent Polish Jews, including Ludwik Zamenhof, creator of the international artificial language Esperanto.