Old Jewish Cemetery, Jewish cemetery at Rat-Beil-Straße, Frankfurt, Germany

The Old Jewish Cemetery at Rat-Beil-Straße is a burial ground containing approximately 40,000 interments and ranks among Germany's largest Jewish cemeteries. Dense rows of headstones with Hebrew inscriptions cover an extensive area next to Frankfurt's main cemetery.

Founded in 1828, this burial ground operated until 1928 when capacity was reached and only family grave interments were permitted afterward. This century of use documents the growth of Frankfurt's Jewish community.

This burial ground preserves the memory of generations through Hebrew inscriptions and traditional Jewish grave symbols carved into stone. Visitors can read the names and learn about the customs of Frankfurt's Jewish community through what remains visible on the stones.

The grounds can be explored on foot, with paths between the graves offering an overview of the entire layout. Administrators maintain detailed burial records and assist visitors and genealogists in finding information about specific individuals.

The cemetery holds the grave of Paul Ehrlich, the 1908 Nobel laureate in medicine, in block 114 N, alongside Bertha Pappenheim, a women's rights pioneer, and Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, a painter. Members of the Rothschild family are also buried here, including Gutle Rothschild, wife of the banking family's founder Mayer Amschel Rothschild.