Experts' Choice Award Jewish Cemetery
What the experts agree on
Europe's largest Jewish cemetery holds 150,000+ tombs spanning two centuries, blending pre-war graves with memorials honoring those lost and heroic rescuers. A poignant testament to Warsaw's Jewish heritage.
“This is a cemetery with graves from before the war along with memorials to those exterminated and also to a Polish doctor who saved Jewish children but sacrificed himself in the process.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's "An island of continuity amid so much destruction of the city's Jewish heritage." Full review
Lonely Planet "Contains more than 150,000 tombstones, the largest collection of its kind in Europe." Full review
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Be sure to look for the tomb of Ber Sonnenberg (1764–1822), one of Europe’s finest funerary monuments
Frommer's "Established in 1806, it holds more than 150,000 tombs on 34 hectares (83 acres), making it one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe" Full review
National Geographic
