Old Jewish Cemetery

Frankfurt's oldest existing Jewish cemetery is situated on Battonnstraße in the city centre. Sadly, only a small number of the 6,000 graves were saved after the cemetery's destruction by the National Socialists. The Old Cemetery is also the final resting place of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, the founder of the Rothschild House and one of Frankfurt's most famous individuals. In his book, "Jud Süß", Lion Feuchtwanger describes a funeral at this old cemetery, in which Süß's daughter is laid to rest.

New Jewish Cemetery

Situated on Rat-Beil-Straße in Frankfurt's North End district, the New Jewish Cemetery is the final resting place of many famous Frankfurt personalities, buried here between 1828 and 1929. The cemetery documents the various eras and the division of Frankfurt's Jewish community. Separate burial areas were created to accommodate the different denominations of the Jewish faith.

For further information on the Old and New Jewish Cemeteries as well as other Jewish graveyards, click here.