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Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads

Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads is a Jewish cemetery in Copenhagen.[1]

Jewish Western Cemetery
The gatehouse
Map
Interactive map of Jewish Western Cemetery
Details
Established1886
Location
Kongens Enghave, Copenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°39′38″N 12°32′05″E / 55.6606°N 12.5348°E / 55.6606; 12.5348
TypeJewish (active)

History

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The Jewish Western Cemetery was established in 1886. The chapel was designed by Frederik L. Levy. The Inspector's House was also designed by Levy.

Monuments and memorials

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Wagner's Lion of Judah at the Jewish Western Cemetery in Copenhagen.

Monuments in the cemetery grounds include a Lion of Judah, in limestone, created in 1929 by the sculptor Siegfried Wagner.

Notable interments

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Notable burials include:[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Elias Levin (1986), Joediske Gravstene 1886–1915 paa Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads, Copenhagen, ISBN 978-87-982408-3-9{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads" (in Danish). gravsted.dk. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Clausen, Bente (9 May 2001). "Victor Borges aske deles". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Co. #1299. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
  5. ↑ "Abraham Kurland: Dansk bryder" (in Danish). Kendtes Gravsted. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Stiftelsens historik" [The Foundation's History]. Clara Lachmanns Stiftelse (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
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