Russia / Saint Petersburg

Jewish Cemetery of Saint Petersburg

Practical info

Type of location: Cemetery

Jewish Cemetery of Saint Petersburg

pr. Aleksandrovskoy fermy, 66А, St Petersburg, Russia

+7 812 974-05-48

http://www.jekl.ru/

Historical description

Saint Petersburg

Despite the prohibition against Jews living in Russia, beyond a clearly defined zone, there were a few remarkable exceptions in the eighteenth century, particularly in the capital, Saint Petersburg, where the Russian-Jewish intelligentsia was concentrated. In 1900, ... Read more