Kalmistud

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Opened in 1790 (N. Gens). One can see a fenced Jewish cemetery on the 1856 Tallinn map. According to N. Gens the fences were made in 1845. On 1.10.1910 the cemetery was officially closed as the new cemetery was opened in Rahumäe. Still the last burial was around 1936.
The cemetery was demolished in 1960's when a car park was built on that place.
There is no known plan of the cemetery and very few pictures are available. Any additional information and pictures of the gravestones will be greatly appreciated.

Read about the cemetery here: in Estonian and in Russian .

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Rahumäe tee 5, Tallinn
Built in 1909 and officially opened in 1911. The wooden burial chapel (Ohel) was built around 1910. Renovated in 2005.
During one night in 1973 the Holocaust memorial was built (it was not allowed for many years as "we do not need special memorials for Jewish people"). In 2009 it was moved to a new place near the entrance.

People buried in this cemetery can be found here

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Not a Jewish cemetery. Kalmistu tee 34, Tallinn. The cemetery was opened in 1935.

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Not a Jewish cemetery. In Kloostrimetsa, near Tallinn. Established in 1933. Most of important people of Estonia are buried there.

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This russian Orthodox cemetery was opened already in 1775. Together with adjacent estonian Vana-Kaarli cemetery they form a so called Siselinna kalmistu (innercity cemetery)

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Not a Jewish cemetery. Established in 1919. Hiiu, Suurtüki t. 1

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Not a Jewish cemetery. Opened in 1963. The biggest cemetery in Estonia. Pärnamäe tee 36.

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Narva old cemetery (1877-1919) - South of Siivertsi cemetery in the woods.
According to K. Jokton the oldest tombstone with inscription in Hebrew is from 1850.
37m x 76m (Vadim Iserlis, Narva)

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Part of the Paulus cemetery (Pauluse kalmistu). Rakvere, Lilleoru tn. 24.
"Use of the Jewish cemetery in Rakvere was allowed in the beginnig of 1870's. Before that Rakvere Jews had to bury at the Väike-Maarja Jewish cemetery" (Kopl Jokton "Juutide ajaloost Eestis").

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Väike-Maarja, Pikk tn 27.
"selle idanurgal põhjapoolse peatee lõunaküljel Jakob Tamme ja Pika tn vahel on 9x21 m suurune, väga madala müüriga piiratud ala rituaalse kaevuga keskel. Sinna sängitati 19. saj algupoolel juudi kantoniste, keda tsaarivõimu poolt oli Eestisse toodud Poolast." - Paul Ariste kirjast.

At the east corner between the Jakob Tamme and Pikk str. there is a 9x21 m fenced area with a very deep surrounding wall with a ritual well in the middle. In the beginning of the 19th century the Jewish cantonists were buried there. They were brought to Estonia from Poland.

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Before the WWII the Jewish cemetery was situated near the Lihula maantee, where is now Metsakalmistu (Forest cemetery). Even in 1950's one could see the remains of the graves.

Haapsalu juudi kalmistu asus enne sõda Lihula mnt ääres, kus praegu Metsakalmistu ala. Veel 1950ndatel olnud seal näha hauamärkide jäänuseid kabeli esisel alal, kus praegu asub muruplats. Seega kadus juudi kalmistu Teise maailmasõja ajal ja järel ning hauatähiseid sellest ajast ei teata olevat. (Asta Veenpere, Läänemaa muuseum.)
In 1881 were 36 Jews
In 1889 - 17
In 1890 - 3 Jewish praying places (all from Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона)

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Riia maantee.
Opened at the end of 1850's (K. Jokton)

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Jewish cemetery was part of today's Kudjape cemetery near Kuressaare, founded in 1780. No evidence found. It is known from the documents that all religions were burried at this cemetery.
The soldiers of WWII from both sides (soviet and german) are also burried there. No estonian Jewish names among the red army fighters burried.

Väikene juudi surnuaiaosa oli Kudjape (Kuressaare) kalmistul, kuid sellest ei ole praktiliselt midagi alles. (Põhiliselt likvideeriti see ilmselt Saksa ja hiljem samasse Nõukogude sõjaväekalmistu rajamisega.) Olavi Pesti - Kuressaare muuseum.
In 1881 there were 111 Jews in Kuressaare (census)
In 1887 - 80 (Brokhaus& Efron)
In 1931 - 35 (census)

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Tartu first cemetery (1846) - Raadi, Surnuaia t. The cemetery is situated near the entrance to the Vana Jaani kalmistu (Old Jaani cemetery). Already marked on the area map of 1846-1850 (EAA.995.1.6544). According to K. Jokton 10 families got permission to bury their relatives in 1859. On the 1876 map the cemetery is already four times larger.

Used information from the register of Tartu cultural assets (http://www.tartu.ee)

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Tartu second cemetery (1895) - Roosi t. 44

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Tartu current cemetery (1935- ) - Räpina tee
Opened 22.9.1935

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This is not a Jewish cemetery. Established in 1924.

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This area is called "Juudi kalmistu" (Jewish cemetery). One can see the remains of the old stone border of the cemetery. No gravestones are seen except that of the local Rev. (probably). However, the name of the place and the story of the local resident Aleksander Andreyasjan suggest that it was indeed a Jewish cemetery (or Jewish part of the local cemetery). Aleksander clearly remembers the star of David and Hebrew letters on the stones 20-25 years ago.

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Not a Jewish cemetery.
Since 1773.
Raadi.
Many famous scientists and arts people are buried here.

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Today in Valka (Latvia) - Varonu str. 27
Used since 1860 (K. Jokton)

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Opened in the end of 1860's (K. Jokton)

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Viiratsi vald, Vana-Võidu küla.
Opened in the end of 1860's (K. Jokton). In May 1880 mentioned in the newspaper Sakala article (Kalle Pullmann)

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The old Jewish graveyard, located within the large Hietaniemi cemetery, is fenced off and not in use any more. It can be accessed from Lapilahdentie street (the gate is often closed). It was established in 1830's-1840's.

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A moribund Orthodox Jewish community hit its peak in 1940-41. The cemetery is hidden behind a high stone wall and iron gates in the midst of hundreds of Lutheran plots. (http://www.kosherfinland.com)

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