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The Old Jewish Cemetery of

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

is located at Rat-Beil-Straße ("Councillor Beil Street") directly adjacent to the oldest parts of the gentile

Frankfurt Main Cemetery The Frankfurt Main Cemetery (German: ''Hauptfriedhof'') is the largest cemetery in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was opened in 1828. The cemetery is located directly adjacent to two Jewish cemeteries—the Old Jewish Cemetery, F ...

. Together, Frankfurt Main Cemetery, the Old Jewish Cemetery and the New Jewish Cemetery constitute one of the largest cemetery areas in Germany. The Old Jewish Cemetery is noted for many monumental graves and includes the graves of many notable individuals. The Old Jewish Cemetery is the largest of Frankfurt's twelve Jewish cemeteries. It was opened, together with the Main Cemetery, in 1828. By 1928, when the cemetery was closed for new graves because it was full, there were around 40,000 burials on the cemetery. Since 1928, interment has only been possible in already established (family) graves. In its place, the New Jewish Cemetery was opened in 1928.

Notable graves

* Salomon Breuer (1850–1926), rabbi * Emma Budge (1852–1937), art collector and philanthropist *

Leopold Cassella Leopold Cassella (born 8 December 1766 in Friedberg, Hesse, died 25 March 1847 in Frankfurt) was a German businessman, known for having founded the company Cassella, one of many predecessor companies of today's Sanofi. Biography Born ''David Lö ...

(1766–1847), businessman and founder of

Cassella Cassella AG, formerly Leopold Cassella & Co. and Cassella Farbwerke Mainkur AG, commonly known as Cassella, was a German chemical and pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. Founded in 1798 in the Frankfurt Jewish Alley by ...

Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich (; 14 March 1854 – 20 August 1915) was a Nobel Prize-winning German physician and scientist who worked in the fields of hematology, immunology, and antimicrobial chemotherapy. Among his foremost achievements were finding a cure ...

(1854–1915), Nobel Prize laureate in medicine (block 114 N) *

Ludwig Aaron Gans Ludwig Aaron Gans (born 17 July 1794 in Celle, died 27 June 1871 in Frankfurt) (also spelled ''Ludwig Ahron Gans'') was a German industrialist and owner of the company Cassella. Biography Ludwig Aaron Gans was the son of Jewish parents Philipp A ...

(1794–1871), businessman and owner of

Angela von Gans, Monika Groening: Die Familie Gans 1350–1963. Verlag Regionalkultur, Heidelberg 2006, *

Charles Hallgarten Charles Hallgarten, or Charles/Karl Lazarus Hallgarten (18 November 1838, Mainz – 19 April 1908, Frankfurt/Main) was a German banker and philanthropist. His father was Lazarus Hallgarten, founder of Hallgarten & Company, and his mother was El ...

(1838–1908), banker and social reformer *

Samson Raphael Hirsch Samson Raphael Hirsch (; June 20, 1808 – December 31, 1888) was a German Orthodox rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the ''Torah im Derech Eretz'' school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Occasionally termed ''neo-Orthodoxy'', his ...

(1808–1888), rabbi *

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(1844–1910), rabbi * Joseph Johlson (1777–1851), reform pedagogue and religious scholar * Isaac Löw Königswarter (1818–1877), banker * Isidor Kracauer (1852–1923), historian * Nehemia Anton Nobel (1871–1922), rabbi *

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (7 January 1800 in Hanau, Germany – 26 February 1882 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German painter who is often regarded as the first Jewish painter of the modern era. His work was influenced by his cultural and religio ...

(1800–1882), painter *

Bertha Pappenheim Bertha Pappenheim (27 February 1859 – 28 May 1936) was an Austrian-Jewish feminist, a social pioneer, and the founder of the Jewish Women's Association (''). Under the pseudonym Anna O., she was also one of Josef Breuer's best-documented pat ...

(1859–1936), women's rights pioneer * Saul Pinchas Rabbinowicz (1845–1910), author *

Amschel Mayer von Rothschild Amschel is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Amschel Mayer Rothschild (1773–1855), German Jewish banker of the Rothschild family financial dynasty *Amschel Mayor James Rothschild (1955–1996), youngest child of Victor Rothschi ...

(1773–1855), banker and philanthropist * Gutle Rothschild (1753–1849), wife of

Mayer Amschel Rothschild Mayer Amschel Rothschild (23 February 1744 – 19 September 1812; also spelled ''Anschel'') was a German-Jewish banker and the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. Referred to as a "founding father of international finance", Rothschild w ...

, founder of the

Rothschild Rothschild () is a name derived from the German ''zum rothen Schild'' (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "with the red sign", in reference to the houses where these family members lived or had lived. At the time, houses were designated by signs ...

banking family * Hannah Luise von Rothschild (1850–1892), philanthropist * Louise von Rothschild (1820–1894), philanthropist *

Mathilde von Rothschild Hannah Mathilde von Rothschild (5 March 1832 – 8 March 1924) was a German-Jewish baroness, composer and patron. Life and career Mathilde von Rothschild was born in Frankfurt, the second oldest daughter of Charlotte and Anselm von Rothschild, ...

(1832–1924), philanthropist *

Mayer Carl von Rothschild Mayer Carl ''Freiherr'' von Rothschild (5 August 1820 – 16 October 1886) was a German Jewish banker and politician, as well as scion of the Rothschild family. Early life Born in Naples on 5 August 1820. He was a son of Adelheid (née Herz) and ...

(1820–1886), banker and politician *

Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild Baron Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild (Hebrew: שמעון וואלף רוטשילט; May 16, 1828 – 25 January 1901) was a banker and financier of the Frankfurt House of Rothschild. Life and career Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild was the son of Baro ...

(1828–1901), banker and politician * Heinrich Schwarzschild (1803–1878), physician and poet * Max Seckbach (1866–1922), architect *

Leopold Sonnemann Leopold Sonnemann (29 October 1831 – 30 October 1909) was a journalist, newspaper publisher, and political party leader in Germany during the periods of the North German Confederation and the German Empire. Publisher and editor of the ''Frankfurte ...

(1831–1909), publisher and founder of ''

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'' *

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(1835–1902), banker * Theodor Stern (1937–1900), banker and politician * Israel von Stolin (1869–1921), rabbi *

Karl Weigert Karl Weigert, Carl Weigert (19 March 1845 in Münsterberg in Silesia – 5 August 1904 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German Jewish pathologist. His nephew was Fritz Weigert and his cousin was Paul Ehrlich. He received his education at the uni ...

(1845–1904), pathologist

Literature

*Victor von Brauchitsch, Helga von Brauchitsch: ''Zum Gedenken – Grabmale in Frankfurt am Main''. Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1988, . *Peter Braunholz, Britta Boerdner, Christian Setzepfandt: ''Der Frankfurter Hauptfriedhof. Bildband. Societäts-Verlag'', Frankfurt am Main 2009, . *Isidor Kracauer: ''Geschichte der Juden in Frankfurt a. M. (1150–1824)''. 2 vols., J. Kauffmann, Frankfurt am Main 1925/27. *Eugen Mayer: ''Die Frankfurter Juden. Blicke in die Vergangenheit''. Verlag Waldemar Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1966. *Valentin Senger, Klaus Meier-Ude: ''Die jüdischen Friedhöfe in Frankfurt am Main''. Fachhochschulverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2004, , pp. 10–20

References

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