Jüdischer Friedhof

Mr. Jansen has given all the facts ... I like to take the paths there (to get to the botanical garden) to see the mourning hall, because I think it's so beautiful. ❤

The 1-star rating from Philipp Herberg is not justified as the Jewish cemetery is closed all day every Saturday due to the Jewish day of rest (Sabbath, Shabbat). It is also closed on other Jewish holidays.

The (New) Jewish Cemetery on Untere Zahlbacher Strasse and Xaveriusweg has been occupied since January 2, 1881. It is located right next to the main cemetery in Mainz. The mourning hall was built according to the plans of the city master builder Eduard Kreyssig in the "Moorish style" and was extensively restored between 2004 and 2010. (More on this at Wikipedia.) The Jewish cemetery can be reached from Mainz main station by tram line 52 in the direction of "Bretzenheim Bahnstraße" and is right next to the "Römersteine ​​/ Hildegard Krankenhaus" stop. The Jewish cemetery is open from April to September from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from October to March from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cemetery is closed on Saturday (Shabbat) and on Jewish holidays. This Jewish cemetery is very nicely laid out like a small park with deciduous trees and so its appearance corresponds in its older area to the much larger neighboring main cemetery. Both cemeteries are on the same hillside. Since the 1990s, the Jewish community in Mainz has grown due to the influx of Jewish emigrants from the states of the former Soviet Union, which is why the area of ​​the Jewish cemetery in the upper area had to be enlarged in recent years. In the upper area was

The cemetery was closed on Saturday despite opening times