The new Jewish cemetery in Žižkov in Prague is the largest Jewish cemetery in the Czech Republic. The Jewish cemetery contains numerous Art Nouveau monuments, including monuments to members of the Perutz family, tombstone of Jan Kotěra, monument to artist Max Horb Jan Štursa and many other sculptural decorative works.
The new Jewish cemetery in Žižkov was founded in 1891. It is about 10 times larger than the Old Jewish Cemetery, providing space for about 100,000 graves. There is also an area for urns here, although Jewish tradition does not allow cremation of corpses. Today, the cemetery is used and managed by the Jewish community in Prague.
There are two ceremonial halls in the cemetery. The first stands at the highest point of the cemetery at the main entrance to the complex. The second ceremonial hall is located in the new, eastern part of the cemetery. Among those buried at the New Jewish Cemetery one should mention, among others Franz Kafka, Arne Laurin, Arnošt Lustig, Jiří Orten and Ota Pavel.
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