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14-1340: Northern Cemetery may refer to: Denmark [ edit ] Jewish Northern Cemetery (Copenhagen) Egypt [ edit ] Northern Cemetery (Cairo) , a section of the City of the Dead Tombs of the Nobles (Amarna) , sometimes referred to as the Northern Cemetery Germany [ edit ] Nordfriedhof (disambiguation) (German: Northern cemetery ) Nordfriedhof (Cologne) Nordfriedhof (Dresden) Nordfriedhof (Leipzig) Nordfriedhof (Munich) Nordfriedhof (Munich U-Bahn) Alter Nordfriedhof (Munich) New Zealand [ edit ] Dunedin Northern Cemetery , Dunedin Sweden [ edit ] Norra begravningsplatsen (Swedish: Northern cemetery ), Stockholm Russia [ edit ] Khovanskoye Northern Cemetery , Moscow Northern Cemetery, Rostov-on-Don United Kingdom [ edit ] New Southgate Cemetery , formerly

28-461: A Jewish custom. Showing proper respect for the dead ( kevod ha-met ) is intrinsic to Jewish law. The connection between the soul and the human body after death is an essential aspect of Jewish belief in the eternity of the soul . Thus, disinterring the dead, deriving benefit from a corpse or grave, or acting in any way that may be perceived as "ridiculing the helpless" ( l'oeg l'rash ), such as making derogatory remarks or joking, but also partaking in

42-451: A cemetery is one of the first priorities for a new Jewish community. A Jewish cemetery is generally purchased and supported with communal funds. Placing small stones on graves is a Jewish tradition equivalent to bringing flowers or wreaths to graves. Flowers, spices , and twigs have sometimes been used, but the stone is preferred because in Jewish religion it is perceived specifically as

56-405: A cemetery. To ensure that the requirements for Jewish burial are met and that each member of the community is afforded a proper burial, Jewish communities establish burial societies known as the chevra kadisha , 'Holy Society', to provide these services free of charge. In larger Jewish communities, cemeteries are sometimes subdivided into sections according to the chevra kadisha that uses and

70-592: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jewish Northern Cemetery (Copenhagen) The Jewish Northern Cemetery in Nørrebro was formerly the principal Jewish cemetery in Copenhagen , Denmark . It has an area of 13,500 square metres and contains some 5,500 burials. The Jewish congregation in Copenhagen purchased a 900 square metre site outside

84-574: Is responsible for that section of the cemetery's care and upkeep. Early Jewish cemeteries were located outside of the city. In the Diaspora , it is traditional to bury the dead with the feet in the direction of Jerusalem . Some findings showed that the dead would be buried with a handful of soil from the Holy Land. The tombstones usually have inscriptions in Hebrew and the regional language. During

98-556: Is to document every Jewish burial site in the world. The Lo Tishkach European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative was established in 2006 as a joint project of the Conference of European Rabbis and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany . It aims to guarantee the effective and lasting preservation of Jewish cemeteries and mass graves throughout the European continent. The ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative

112-935: The Chatam Sofer Memorial (part of the Old Jewish Cemetery in Bratislava ). The Jewish cemetery of Siret is considered one of the oldest cemeteries in Eastern Europe , its foundation is dated around 1500. Founded in 1832, the Jewish Cemetery of Coro , in Venezuela is the oldest Jewish cemetery in continuous use in the Americas . The mission of the International Jewish Cemetery Project

126-705: The Nazi Germany regime, Jewish cemeteries all over Europe were destroyed and desecrated; for this reason, some cemeteries have therefore also become Holocaust memorials, such as the cemetery in the Warsaw Ghetto . The largest Jewish cemeteries of Europe can be found in Budapest , Łódź , Prague , Warsaw , Vienna and Berlin . Other Jewish cemeteries in Europe include the Jewish Cemetery in Khotyn and

140-629: The Great Northern Cemetery, Brunswick Park, London Salford Northern Cemetery, former name of Agecroft Cemetery , in Pendlebury, Greater Manchester Northern Cemetery, Kingston upon Hull , Newland United States [ edit ] Northern cemetery in Northern Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

154-416: The city for use as a burial site in the early 1690s. The oldest burial in the cemetery is from 1694. Further acquisitions of land had brought the cemetery up to its current size by 1854 but it was still passed out of use when a new Jewish cemetery opened in connection with the new Vestre Cemetery . The brick wall which today surrounds the cemetery on three sides, along Møllegade, Guldbergsgade and Birkegade,

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168-445: The pleasures or needs of the living, such as eating, drinking or smoking, are forbidden in the presence of the dead. Showing proper respect for the dead also requires a prompt burial , the waiver of certain rabbinic restrictions on Shabbat and religious holidays to ensure proper care of the dead, the ritual cleaning ( tahara ) and dressing of the body in shrouds ( tachrichim ) before burial, as well laws concerning proper conduct in

182-434: The title Northern Cemetery . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Cemetery&oldid=1255017630 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing German-language text Articles containing Swedish-language text Short description

196-513: Was built in 1873 to a design by Vilhelm Tvede. The entrance is on Møllegade. The cemetery was listed in 1983. The Jewish Northern Cemetery is the subject of an instrumental song, "The Jewish Cemetery on Møllegade", by Jóhann Jóhannsson . Jewish cemetery The land of the cemetery is considered holy and a special consecration ceremony takes place upon its inauguration. According to Jewish tradition, Jewish burial grounds are sacred sites and must remain undisturbed in perpetuity. Establishing

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