Jüdischer Friedhof, Jewish cemetery in Landstuhl, Germany.
The Jewish cemetery in Landstuhl is a burial ground where headstones are arranged according to Jewish customs. The site sits in the Kaiserslautern district of Rhineland-Palatinate and preserves the memory of people buried from around 1900 through the 1940s.
The cemetery was laid out in 1896 and used for burials until 1940. Before that, the dead of Landstuhl's Jewish community were buried in the Jewish cemetery at Herschberg. The 46 gravestones, mostly of granite, date from between 1896 and 1940.
The headstones carry names and dates that tell the story of Jewish families who lived in this area for generations. Walking through the rows helps visitors connect with a chapter of the local community's past.
The Jewish section lies at the southeastern edge of Landstuhl, in the eastern part of the municipal cemetery south of Kaiserstraße (L 395) near house number 98, and is separated from the rest by a wall. The area measures 390 square metres, so a visit takes little time.
The cemetery covers 390 square metres and holds 46 headstones, mostly of granite, dating from 1896 to 1940. Before it was laid out in 1896, the Jews of Landstuhl were buried in the Jewish cemetery at Herschberg. The grounds are separated from the municipal cemetery by a wall.
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