Jewish cemetery (Hamm)

The first Jewish cemetery was located on the Nordenwall near the monastery and the castle next to the Judengasse. However, the conditions in this cemetery were not satisfactory, as it was used as a lumberyard.

From 1825, the Jews were then buried in the Ostenfriedhof, which was built around 1800. The old cemetery existed until 1954, when it was lifted and the remaining 20 stones were moved to the new cemetery.

The Jewish cemetery is located in the middle of the area of the Christian Gräber and is separated only by a narrow and continuous hedge. Such peaceful integration is exemplary, but very rare.