Cemetery #33955
Weißensee Jewish Cemetery
Local name: Jüdischer Friedhof Weißensee
Also known as Jüdischer Friedhof Berlin-Weißensee
7
documented records
≈ 7.9k–16k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.396 km²
cemetery area
Nov 4, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Jewish Cemetery in Berlin-Weißensee, in the Pankow district, was laid out in 1880. At about 42 hectares it is the largest preserved Jewish cemetery in Europe. More than 1,650 Jews who took their own lives during the Nazi period are buried there, as is the resistance fighter Herbert Baum.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 52.542400° N, 13.463000° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
7 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Adolf Baruch 1865 – 1925 - Amalie Baruch 1837 – 1924
- Minna Baruch 1870 – 1911
Jacob Behrend 1833 – 1907 
Adolph Behrendt 1849 – 1913 - Rosa Behrendt 1855 – 1917
- Sklow Hermann 1870 – 1938
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- St. Hedwig Cemetery II, Weißensee 480 m away · Weißensee
- Resurrection Cemetery, Berlin 850 m away · Berlin
- Oranke Cemetery, Berlin 1.2 km away · Berlin · 2 records
- St. Andrew and St. Mark Cemetery, Lichtenberg 1.4 km away · Lichtenberg · 7 records
- St. Hedwig and St. Pius Parish Cemetery, Lichtenberg 1.6 km away · Lichtenberg · 21 records
- Weißensee State-Owned Cemetery 1.7 km away · Pankow · 31 records
- St. George Parish Cemetery III, Weißensee 1.8 km away · Weißensee · 30 records
- Adass Jisroel Cemetery, Weißensee 2.0 km away · Weißensee
- Weißensee Evangelical Cemetery 2.1 km away · Berlin
- Blessing Cemetery, Weißensee 2.1 km away · Weißensee · 10 records
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Common questions
How big is Weißensee Jewish Cemetery?
Weißensee Jewish Cemetery covers about 39.6 hectares (396,000 m²), about the same size as Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. It is the 2nd largest of the 208 cemeteries we list in Berlin.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Weißensee Jewish Cemetery is that of Jacob Friedrich Behrend, who died on January 9, 1907 at the age of 73.