The old cemetery
The old cemetery is located in:
Fermersleber Weg 46
39112 Magdeburg
Mon-Thu: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fri: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sat: closed
Sun: 9:00 to 16:00
The new cemetery
The new cemetery is located in:
Königstrasse 91
39116 Magdeburg
History
There was already a Jewish cemetery in Magdeburg in the Middle Ages, which was probably established in the 13th century (a gravestone from 1269 still exists) and is frequently mentioned, especially in the 15th century (as cimeterium Iudeorum or kever, judenkever from Hebrew kewer = grave). This cemetery was located near Buckau, a suburb to the south of the old town at the time, close to the River Elbe. The cemetery was extended in 1312 and 1383. After the Jews were expelled from the city in 1493, the cemetery was divided up, later destroyed and used for agricultural purposes. The gravestones were used in the town. In 1827, skulls and gravestones were found on the site of the cemetery. Gravestones from the years 1269 (!), 1306, 1330 and 1346 were moved to the new cemetery, where at least two of them still exist. Further gravestones were found in 1946 and in the following years when the rubble of the old town was cleared.
A new Jewish cemetery in Sudenburg was inaugurated in 1816 with the first burial. There are around 2,300 graves on the site, which covers an area of approximately 2 hectares. The cemetery was not damaged until 1940 and was restored after 1945. A mourning hall was rebuilt and extended in 1864. It has been preserved and is still in use today. Today there are three memorial stones in the Jewish cemetery: one for the Jewish community members who died in the First World War, another in memory of the crimes of National Socialism and the third in memory of over a million murdered Jewish children.
Another cemetery was acquired in 1839. It was generally referred to as the "Judenkirchhof". This resting place only existed for a short time; today there is nothing left to remind us of it.
There is a memorial grove for Jewish victims of the Nazi regime in the city's West Cemetery. It consists of five individual gravesites.