The Old Jewish Cemetery is one of the principal sites of Prague’s Jewish Museum, set in Josefov beside the Pinkas and Klausen synagogues. In use from the 15th century until 1787, it reflects the severe limits once placed on the Jewish community’s burial space: graves were layered over time, leaving a dense field of thousands of closely packed, often leaning headstones. Hebrew inscriptions, carved symbols, weathered stone and encroaching greenery create its distinctive visual texture, while the uneven rows convey the cemetery’s age and compressed history. Among those buried here is Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, known as the Maharal of Prague. The cemetery remains a sacred burial ground and is visited as part of the museum complex, so quiet, respectful conduct is appropriate.
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