Shaare Zedek Cemetery, Jerusalem

Name: Shaare Zedek Cemetery
Address: Jerusalem, Israel

#255 among attractions in Jerusalem

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The Shaare Zedek Cemetery is a small Jewish burial ground located behind the first Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem. Originally used by the hospital as farmland for grazing milk cows, the area was converted into a temporary cemetery during the Arab siege of Jerusalem in 1948. Approximately 200 burials were conducted here between March and October of that year. Most graves were transferred to permanent cemeteries after the war, but a handful remain, notably those of several prominent Jerusalem rabbis and the founding director of Shaare Zedek Hospital, Dr. Moshe Wallach. ()

Local name: בית העלמין בשכונת שערי צדקEstablished: 19 July 1948 (75 years ago)Coordinates: 31°47'14"N, 35°12'24"E

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Shaare Zedek Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mahane Yehuda Market, Clal Center, International Convention Center, Chords Bridge.

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Busy bazaar with lots of merchants
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0.4 miW
Landmark with futuristic architecture
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0.4 miE
Synagogue
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~1970 ftW
Botanical garden
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0.6 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Gerard Behar Center, Jerusalem
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0.5 miE
Memorial
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Park
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0.5 miSE
Synagogue
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Cemetery
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Which popular attractions are close to Shaare Zedek Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Sha'arei Yerushalayim, Jerusalem (5 min walk), Jaffa Road, Jerusalem (6 min walk), Ohel Shlomo, Jerusalem (6 min walk), Batei Saidoff, Jerusalem (6 min walk).

How to get to Shaare Zedek Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Shaare Zedek Cemetery:

Train

Jerusalem - Yitzhak Navon (7 min walk)

Bus

Jerusalem Central Bus Station (7 min walk)
מסוף הר חוצבים (25 min walk)