Finale Emilia jewish cemetery, Jewish cemetery in Finale Emilia, Italy.

The Jewish cemetery of Finale Emilia holds 57 headstones, the oldest dated 1585, within a wall built in 1904. At its centre is a genizah where 11 Talmud scrolls are buried. The wrought-iron gate bears a five-pointed star enclosing the Hebrew word shalom.

The oldest of the 57 tombstones dates to 1585; before that, Jews from Finale Emilia were buried in Ferrara or Pieve di Cento. The surrounding wall was built in 1904, and the 17th-century caretaker's house stands outside it. The cemetery fell into disuse in the 1960s: Anita Osima, who died in 1963, was the last Jewish burial, followed in 1966 by Cabiria Ferrari, a Christian.

The cemetery marks the presence of a Jewish community that lived in Finale Emilia and shaped local life. The burial sites and the entrance gate with the Star of David stand as reminders of this group, which was part of the town for centuries.

Access is available at Vicolo Gozzi 1 and guided tours are offered regularly, with advance registration required. Visitors should arrange ahead to join a tour and fully explore the grounds.

At the centre of the cemetery stands the genizah, a burial place for worn-out sacred texts, where 11 Talmud scrolls are interred. The wrought-iron entrance gate carries a five-pointed star enclosing the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom, peace). In 2000 a tree was planted here in memory of don Benedetto Richeldi, a priest named Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jewish families of Finale Emilia.