Sanhedria Cemetery, Jewish cemetery in Sanhedria neighborhood, Jerusalem, Israel.
The cemetery spans 6.67 acres at the intersection of Levi Eshkol Boulevard, Shmuel HaNavi Street, and Bar-Ilan Street in Jerusalem.
The cemetery opened in March 1948 during the Arab siege of Jerusalem when access to Mount of Olives cemetery became impossible for Jewish burials.
The limestone gravestones mark burial sites of numerous religious leaders, including Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog and Ovadia Yosef, former Chief Rabbis of Israel.
Located fifteen minutes by foot from the Jerusalem Light Rail Ammunition Hill station, the cemetery reached its burial capacity in the early 2000s.
A mass grave within the cemetery holds victims of the April 1948 Hadassah medical convoy massacre during the Israeli War of Independence.
Location: Sanhedria
Inception: 1948
GPS coordinates: 31.79700,35.22100
Latest update: March 4, 2025 00:29
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