Bucharest Sephardic Jewish Cemetery

Bucharest Sephardic Jewish Cemetery
Entrance to the cemetery
Details
Established	1865
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Type	Jewish (Sephardic rite)
Size	5–6 ha (12–15 acres)
No. of graves	10,300

The Bucharest Sephardic Jewish Cemetery (Romanian: Cimitirul evreiesc Sefard din București) is one of three active Jewish cemeteries that still exist in Bucharest.[1][2] The cemetery is located on 2 Olteniței Street, across the street from Bellu Cemetery, and was opened in 1865. It has an area between 4 and 5 hectares large, and contains 10,300 graves.[3][4]

Contents

The cemetery is home to many tombstones, among which are some transferred from the former Jewish cemetery on Sevastopol Street, which was the oldest Jewish cemetery in Bucharest that was abolished during the Holocaust under the Ion Antonescu regime. There is also an obelisk present, dedicated in memory of Sephardi Jewish soldiers who died in World War I.[1]

Notable people buried in the cemetery include:

• Abraham Cohen Bucureşteanu
• Theodor Danetti[5]
• Bițu Fălticineanu[6]
• Alexandru Mandy
• Dan Mizrahi[7]
• Elena Negreanu[8]
• Veronica Porumbacu
• Laurențiu Profeta [ro]
• Antoaneta Ralian [ro][9]
• Sandu Sticlaru [ro][10]
• Haralamb Zincă[11]

See also

Filantropia Israelite Cemetery in Bucharest

References

1. NATIONAL TOURISM AUTHORITY. "Map of Jewish Heritage in Romania" (PDF). turism.gov.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
2. "Cimitirele Evreiesti din Bucuresti" (PDF). Federation of the Jewish Communities in Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
3. "Cimitire Bucuresti". www.jewishfed.ro. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
4. "Evreii sefarzi". idee.ro (in Romanian). 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
5. "Actorul Theodor Danetti a murit". click.ro (in Romanian). 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
6. "INMORMANTARE - BITU FALTICINEANU". www.mediafaxfoto.ro. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
7. "Pianistul Dan Mizrahy va fi inmormantat la Cimitirul Evreiesc de Rit Sefard". Radio România Muzical. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
8. "In memoriam regizoarea Elena Negreanu". rgnpress.ro. 2016-01-29. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
9. "A murit Antoaneta Ralian,". www.antena.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
10. "Biografie Sandu Sticlaru". cinemarx (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
11. "Haralamb Zinca, inmormantat la Cimitirul Sefard din Capitala". Ziare.com (in Romanian). 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

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