The cemetery of Basel

The first Jewish cemetery of Basel was established at the beginning of the 13th century. The cemetery was located in front of the city. The graves were found during construction work in the forties and moved to the new cemetery.

 The second Jewish cemetery was located in the city, but was used only briefly, as the Jews were expelled from the city in e1397.

When a new Jewish community was founded in 1805, the dead were first buried in Hegenheim in France.

It was not until 1903 that the new cemetery was established on the French  border in Theodor Herzl Strasse. The original cemetery hall was replaced in more recent times by a new building. There is room for about 5000 graves. So far 3700 graves are occupied.

The deceased from famous6 families are buried in the cemetery, for example  Bing and Bloch. In the front row are the graves of the rabbis and the heads of the community.