Old Jewish Cemetery, Sarajevo

The OId Jewish Cemetery is situated on Trebević mountain. Actually, in the south-western part of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also the second largest cemetery in Europe. From the beginning of the 16th or 17th century until 1966 it was in use.

During the Ottoman period, it was established by Sephardic Jews, and became the burial ground for Ashkenazi Jews, Actually, they arrived in Sarajevo with the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th century.

It covers an area of 31160 square meters and contains more than 3850 tombstones. Famosu people buried in the cemetery, such as: Rabbi Samuel Baruh. He was first rabbi of Sarajevo from 1630 to 1650.

 Also, there is Rabbi Isak Pardo, rabbi from 1781 to 1810, Rabbi Avraham Abinun or grand Rabbi from 1856 to 1858. Similarly, Laura Levi Papo LaBohoreta, writer of the early 20th century, as well as Isak Samokovlija.