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Old Jewish cemetery at the Oberstraße

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The Old Jewish Cemetery on Oberstraße in Hanover is the oldest preserved Jewish cemetery in northern Germany. It is located in the northern part of the city on a dune hill surrounded by a high wall. The cemetery was established around 1550 and served as a burial place for Hanoverian Jews until 1864, the year the Jewish Cemetery An der Strangriede was opened. With its approximately 700 preserved gravestones, it is an important historical site for the history of Hanoverian Jews.

Jewish Cemetery An der Strangriede

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The Jewish Cemetery An der Strangriede in Hanover is the second of three Jewish cemeteries in the capital of Lower Saxony. After the closure of the Old Jewish Cemetery on Oberstraße, it was opened in 1864. Until 1924 it was the main cemetery of the Jewish Community of Hanover. With the brick building of the sermon hall and about 2,600 preserved gravestones, the cemetery is an important historical site for the history of Hanoverian Jews.