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Jewish Cemetery Geisa

Jewish Cemetery Geisa

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Jewish Cemetery Geisa

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Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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April 1, 2024

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The Jewish community in Geisa had had a cemetery since the second half of the 18th century; it was expanded in 1857. The Jewish cemetery survived the Nazi era largely unscathed.
Source:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCdischer_Friedhof_(Geisa)

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January 4, 2023

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There is some information at:
alemannia-judaica.de/geisa_friedhof.htm

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August 13, 2025

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Since the second half of the 18th century, the Jewish community in Geisa had a cemetery, which was expanded in 1857. The Jewish cemetery survived the Nazi era largely unscathed.
The older part of the cemetery lies on a wooded slope. A total of around 200 people are said to have been buried here. About 25 gravestones are still visible.

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Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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