The Jewish cemetery of Schwanewede

The cemetery of Schwanewede was probably founded at the end of the 18th century. The oldest gravestone dates from 1815, the youngest from 1924, and the last burial is said to have taken place in 1941. Today there are still 110 gravestones on the site. The cemetery served not only the Jews from Schwanewede but also from the surrounding villages as a burial ground.