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• Juedischer Friedhof Baden {10948} (about 30 km south of Vienna) just a few names. The Jewish cemetery containing some 3,000 graves is at Halsriegelstrasse 30. Tel. (2252) 85405. Address: A-2500 Baden, Halsrieglstrasse. Phone: (2252) 44 531-59. Source: Heritage and Mission, Jewish Vienna and Austria published by Vienna Tourist Board.
      UPDATE: SOURCE: The book Die Juden von Baden und ihr Friedhof (The Jews of Baden and their Cemetery), contains the history of the community and 100 photos of tombs. Further information on the book can be obtained from the community´s homepage at http://www.synagogenverein.at Source: MMag. Thomas Eliezer Schaerf, Pres. Juedischer Synagogenverein Baden, fuer das Bundesland Niederoesterreich, A-2500 Baden bei Wien, Grabengasse 14, Postfach 149, Phone: +43 664/210 67 67, Fax: +43 664/217 07 68, mail: synagogenverein@gmx.at, http://www.synagogenverein.at [July 2002]

• Old Cemetery Wertheimgasse. Closed around 1875, the cemetery contains the grave of R. Meir b. Isak (Mram Asch), d. 1744, still the scene of pilgrimages, particularly on the anniversary of his death. The oldest tombstone in the old cemetery is dated 1679. The old Jewish cemetery appeared to be in relatively good condition, with many tombstones standing. Source: Jan Engel fvdt07a@prodigy.com . Mr. Johannes Reiss (see New Cemetery) also has information about a book by B. Wachstein on this cemetery.
• New Cemetery In 1875, Old Cemetery was filled to capacity; therefore a second cemetery was built. Here eighty gravestones were desecrated in 1992. The cemetery located just up the hill from the synagogue, a graveyard in the woods, contains several hundred tombstones. Sources: Heritage and Mission, Jewish Vienna and Austria published by Vienna Tourist Board and 1995 Book by Johannes Reiss, director Oesterreichisches Juedisches Museum, A-7001 Eisenstadt - Unterbergstrasse 6 - POB 67; Tel.: ++43-2682-65145, Fax: ++43-2682-65145 4; email: info@ojm.at and Web: http://ojm.at/gemeinden/eisenstadt/ .

• Jewish cemetery: Located along the west wall of the Catholic cemetery at the intersection of K. Plentzner-Strasse and A. Schlosser-Strasse. The perimeter wall of the Catholic cemetery serves as one 10+ feet tall wall of the cemetery. The other three walls are masonry and probably five feet tall. The cemetery is about 20x50 feet with a locked metal gate. The key can be obtained from the caretaker at the Catholic cemetery. A small structure within the walls may have served as a pre-burial facility. Now, it is now used to store lawnmowers. The Jewish community in Linz (which has the cemetery mowed twice a year) maintains the cemetery and its 20-30 stones. I was informed by a local scholar, who has written about the Jewish community, that the stones were vandalized during World War II and that new stones were put up but not necessarily on the sites of the original burials. Source: Ron Smetana; e-mail: smetana@value.net

• The Jewish cemetery in Wetzeldorf near Graz was purchased in 1865. The Jewish Cemetery and Ceremonial Hall in Graz-Wetzelsdorf is open Sundays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Source: Heritage and Mission, Jewish Vienna and Austria published by Vienna Tourist Board.

• Cemetery existed since the 1700s and is still active. The Jewish Museum is computerizing all gravestone inscriptions and local history. The data is not available yet [1999] but will eventually be sold on a CD. Until then, they are willing to answer questions about burials. Contact and source: Mag. Eva Grabherr (Muesumsleitung), Juedisches Museum, Villa Heinmann-Rosenthal, Schweizer Strasse 5, A-6845 Hohenems. UPDATE: Burials began in 1617. Source: Itamar Danziger idanziger@hotmail.com [October 2001]

• Jewish cemetery: established before the turn of the century and still located at the southern rim of the city's western cemetery. Source: Heritage and Mission, Jewish Vienna and Austria published by Vienna Tourist Board.

• Located near Judenberg. Family names are Kohn, Dachinger, and Ducks at this cemetery that I visited in 1969. Source: William B. Kohn WillyB.YID@worldnet.att.net

• Jewish cemetery: Located at A-9202 Klagenfurt Sonnwendgasse, at the north entrance of the St. Ruprecht Cemetery. It is accessible to the public. The keys may be obtained at the Administration of the Cemetery (Friedhofsverwaltung, Waagplatz 2, A-9020 Klagenfurt. Phone: (463) 537 890 or at the City Hall (Rathause, Präsidium des Magistrates, A-9020 Klagenfurt, phone: (463) 537 420. Guided tours by pre-arrangement: contact Erich Lindner, Phone (463) 427 420. Source: Heritage and Mission, Jewish Vienna and Austria published by Vienna Tourist Board.
         UPDATE: I just visited the St. Ruprecht cemetery in Klagenfurt, Austria. A sign at the locked entrance gives a phone number that is the same number that I told you was disconnected. I called the Cemetery Office and now know that the new contact person is Arnulf Rainer; and his number is (463) 537-2420. He has the keys. Source: Samantha Neumann, samwig@yahoo.com [December 2005]

• Jewish Cemetery: Located at 47°35' 16°28', 42.8 miles S of Wien in Burgenland, Austria. I visited there twice, last time on 1982. The large cemetery was surrounded by a wall. An old lady had the key for the gate. There were lots of weeds everywhere; and most of the stones were in bad condition though I could read some Hebrew and German writing, including one stone with the surname of Lederer. The Jewish museum in Eisenstadt might have more details. Source: Yohanan Loeffler at loeflery@netspace.net.au. [September 2006]

• Barbara Cemetery: The Jewish section has tombstones from the eighteenth century. A-4020 LInz, Friedhofstrasse 1. Source: Heritage and Mission, Jewish Vienna and Austria published by Vienna Tourist Board.

• Jewish cemetery: The cemetery apparently was untouched during the years of the Nazi reign. Located at Waldstrasse 104 on the outskirts of the town, the site is kept in reasonable condition by the Vienna Jewish Community Organization (Israelitisches Kultusgemeinde Wien). However, on the last occasion I visited it, the grass and trees were rather overgrown. There apparently was some dispute between the Jewish organization and a local contractor, who was supposed to keep it in good shape. The cemetery is not large. A stone wall in good condition surrounds it. Entered through the side gate and back yard of a private house, it is kept locked. The householder (who does not speak English) of the house opposite the entrance, No 105, currently holds the key. I first visited the cemetery in the 1960's and unaware of its significance. About two hundred graves exist. I do not know the cemetery's age. There are a large burial of the surname Eisinger. Source: Robert Fraser; fraser@wantree.com.au , 2 Hull Street, Dianella, WA 6059, Australia; Ph/fax ++ 61 9 275 5682

• A separate Jewish cemetery is within walking distance of the train station. Many burials have the surname Gerstl. Several Cohen tombstones that looked quite old are at the front of the cemetery. Source: Margarita Bourzas [?e-mail]

• Jewish cemetery: This is an intact Jewish cemetery in Burgenland. After the expulsion of the Jews in 1938, the Oberwart synagogue became a garage for fire trucks. The building now is restored as a music performance center. Source: Regina Espenshade, 3930 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008, Telephone/fax 202 537-1365. E-mail: ReginaEspenshade@worldnet.att.com

• Jewish cemetery: Located at A-9202 Klagenfurt Sonnwendgasse, at the north entrance of the St. Ruprecht Cemetery. It is accessible to the public. The keys may be obtained at the Administration of the Cemetery (Friedhofsverwaltung, Waagplatz 2, A-9020 Klagenfurt. Phone: (463) 537 890 or at the City Hall (Rathause, Präsidium des Magistrates, A-9020 Klagenfurt, phone: (463) 537 420. Guided tours by pre-arrangement: contact Erich Lindner, Phone (463) 427 420. Source: Heritage and Mission, Jewish Vienna and Austria published by Vienna Tourist Board. UPDATE: Telephone number for Erich Lindner is not working [December 2005]
         UPDATE: I just visited the St. Ruprecht cemetery in Klagenfurt, Austria. A sign at the locked entrance gives a phone number that is the same number that I told you was disconnected. I called the Cemetery Office and now know that the new contact person is Arnulf Rainer; and his number is (463) 537-2420. He has the keys. Source: Samantha Neumann, samwig@yahoo.com [December 2005]

• Jewish cemetery: Alternate/former names of town or village: Hungarian: Varoszalonak, Vas. About 50 miles from Vienna in Burgenland, the present total town population is about 400 families with no Jews.
        Contract People: Information Bureau, Werner Glosl, Baumkircher Gasse1, A-7461 Stadtschlaining. Tel. 03355/ 22/ 013. gemeinde@stadtschlaining.com . Dr. Gerald Maher, Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution epu@epu.ac.at is interested in the site. Web page: http://www.aspr.ac.at .
       The earliest known Jewish community in town dates from the 15th century. The principal landmark of Stadtschlaining is a large castle from to the 13th century, now the site of the European University Center for Peace Studies. The formerly desecrated synagogue has been restored as a Peace Library. The unlocked Jewish cemetery was restored as well. A beautiful granite gate entrance identifies it as a Jewish burial ground. Schlaining (in Stadtschlaining-Hungarian name Varoszalonak) was one of the most powerful castles in the province. Emperor Frederick III presented it to the noble Andreas Baumkirchner in 1445. It later passed to the Batthyany Herrschaft. Dr. U. Illig who turned it into a museum, then saved much destruction in W.W.II, Today, it is an hotel and conference center as stated. Castle website: http://www.aspr.ac.at . The village of Stadtschlaining was unique in that it was a center for three faiths. Early Jewish presence can be traced to the 17th century when a synagogue was built. About 1848, Stadtschlaining had one of the larger Jewish settlements with Jews accounting for 40% of the population as part of Bezirk Felso-Eor, Vas Megye pre-1921. In 1873, it had 435 Roman Catholics, 586 Lutherans, 312 Jews and 76 Reformed. Altschlaining (now part of Stadtschlaining along with Drumling, Goberling and Neumarkt) had an additional 422 Catholics, 116 Lutherans and 7 Jews, all of whom worshipped in Stadtschlaining. Catholic and Lutheran records are available from the LDS as are Jewish records from 1841-1895 (LDS 0700744). The presence of such a strong castle as well as an "Antimony Works" (closed in 1990) in Stadtschlaining probably accounted for the large mixed population.
       The Jewish population as of the last census before World War II was 4000. They lived in the Kultusgemeinde Oberwart-Schlaining in 1938. Historical events effecting the Orthodox Jewish Community are in book written by Gerhard Baumgartner cited below. The last known Jewish burial in the landmarked cemetery was about 1935 or 1936. There were three cemeteries in this area. This one was about five minutes walk from congregations that used it. Between houses, fields and woods, the flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has a sign mentioning Jews in German and Hebrew with Hebrew inscriptions on gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via continuous fence and a non-locking gate. The half-acre cemetery has six or eight stones and no known mass graves. Other stones were removed. The cemetery dates from 1902. The granite flat shaped stones and finely smoothed tombstones have Hebrew and German inscriptions. Used for Jewish cemetery only, is a a regional or national governmental agency probably owns the site. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. Before World War II, it had a substantial and integrated Jewish population. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years. Osterr. Institut Fur Friedensforschung und Friedenserziehung, an Austrian government funded organization, re-erected stones, cleared vegetation, and fixed gate in the 1980's. Possibly a regular paid caretaker gives care. No structures or threats.
       Regina Espenshade, 3930 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008, Telephone/fax 202 537-1365. e-mail: ReginaEspenshade@worldnet.att.com completed survey on 26 April 2000 using a book by Gerhard Baumgartner entitled Geschichte Der Judischen Gemeinde Zu Schlaining published by the Osterr. Institut Fur Friedensforschung Und Friedenserziehung, 1988. Other documentation: Reis, Johannes. Ein Lesebuch Uber Juden im Burgenland Aus Den Sieben Gemeinden . Osterreichisches Judisches Museum, 1997. She visited the site in October 1999.

• Jewish cemetery: The cemetery was destroyed this past summer [date? 1998], eliminating any sign of the 130 families. Source: Stugenelog@aol.com

• Wertheimgasse Cemetery from the 17th century. e9526666@student.tuwien.ac.at
• 9 Seegasse Cemetery Site of the medieval Jewish community, this is the oldest Jewish cemetery extant in Austria. The oldest tombstone dates from 1450. The cemetery closed in 1783. e9526666@student.tuwien.ac.at
• 11 Simmeringer Hauptstrasse Cemetery Current active cemetery. Source: Georg Gaugusch, Vienna; e-mail: e9526666@student.tuwien.ac.at · Zentralfriedhof (central cemetery): Contact: Herr Walter Pagler, Verein zur Wiederherstellung und Erhaltung der jud. Friedhofe in Wien, 1110 Wien, Zentralfriedhof 1. Tor AUSTRIA; Telephone and fax 43-1-767-1507 mornings, usually from 6.30 a.m. Source: Peter Lurie; peter.lurie@bigfoot.com. This cemetery, the largest Jewish burial ground in Vienna, is the only one still active and has computerized records. The Jewish section is divided into two parts, Gate 1 and Gate 4. Gate 1 is the older section and contains burials dating from at least 1881. Gate 4 has burials from 1928 on. [At gate No. 4 is also an official of the Kultusgemeinde (Jewish Community). Currently, damage from 2nd World War in this cemetery is being repaired. September 2000] Gate 1 is at 232 Simmeringer Hauptstrasse in the 11th district. The cemetery is open Sundays through Thursdays from 7 AM to 5 PM and Friday from 7 to 3. Enter through Gate 1 first to find Walter Pagler's office as head of Verein Schalom. Monday to Friday from 7 to 11 am. He has the computerized listing of the burials in the Zentralfriedhof for both Gates 1 and Gate 4. Gate 4 has only the index cards of the burials. Mr. Pagler can run off a printout of everyone with the same surname, providing it is within reason. Verein Schlaom is involved in the restoration of 51 Jewish cemeteries all over Austria, most in Lower Austria, but also in the Burgenland, Styria and Carinthia. In 1999, Verein Schalom published a guidecalled Wegweiser (in German) for visitors to Jewish cemeteries in Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Styria and Carinthia. This guide provides a one-page description of each cemetery, a map, and directions from Vienna. Wegweiser is available from the Kultusgemeinde in Vienna or from Mr. Pagler. Source: Henry Wellisch kelwel@iname.com [September 2000]
  Book: Hunderttausend Steine: Grabstellen grosser Oesterreicher juedischer Konfession auf dem Wiener Zentralfriedhof, Tor 1 /und Tor 4/ [von] Patricia Steines; mit einem Textbeitrag von Karl Albrecht Weinberger. [Wien] Falter Verlag, [1993] 364 p. illus. (part col.) facsims., ports., tables. 21 cm. Bibliography: p. 347-362. ID # GT 3247 V5 S8 [ http://www.lbi.org/ ., NY] Hunderttausend Steine, 1978, exhibition catalog, 8/11/1995, STEINES Patricia, 1993, 364p. German, 3-85439-093-9 source: contact Daniel Dratwa e-mail: d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org . The books are among the collection at the Jewish Museum of Belgium.
  Other Cemeteries no longer in use:
  
• Rossau: 9th district, Seegasse 9; in use from the late 16th c. until 1783. Access is through the entrance of the Municipal Old Age Home open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ask the porter for the key. Access is by a pass obtained before you go there from the 4th floor of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien, Seitenstettengasse 4, A-1010 Wien, Austria. The person to see for the permit is Mr. Schmid Mon.-Thurs. from 8 am to 12:45 and in the afternoon from 1:30 to 4:00 and on Fridays from 8 to 2. This cemetery may date from the fifteenth century and is the oldest surviving Jewish burial ground in Austria. Source: World Guide for the Jewish Traveler by Warren Freedman, E.P. Dutton Inc, NY 1984.
• Dobling 14th district, 65 Hartackerstrasse. The original place of burial of Theodore Herzl and his parents before they were reinterred in Israel. Access is by a pass obtained before you go there from the 4th floor of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien, Seitenstettengasse 4, A-1010 Wien, Austria. The person to see for the permit is Mr. Schmid Mon.-Thurs. from 8 am to 12:45 and in the afternoon from 1:30 to 4:00 and on Fridays from 8 to 2.
• Floridsdorf and Wahring (below) are at least partially computerized, but check with Herr Pagler at the Zentralfriedhof about the details. Herr Pagler does not issue a pass to these other cemeteries. Access is by a pass obtained before you go there from the 4th floor of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien, Seitenstettengasse 4, A-1010 Wien, Austria. The person to see for the permit is Mr. Schmid Mon.-Thurs. from 8 am to 12:45 and in the afternoon from 1:30 to 4:00 and on Fridays from 8 to 2. 21st district, Ruthnergasse 28.
• Waehring (Währing) {10105} 18th district, 64a Semperstrasse. The main burial ground from 1785-1878. Partially computerized. Access is by a pass obtained before you go there from the 4th floor of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien, Seitenstettengasse 4, A-1010 Wien, Austria. The person to see for the permit is Mr. Schmid Mon.-Thurs. from 8 am to 12:45 and in the afternoon from 1:30 to 4:00 and on Fridays from 8 to 2. Book - History of Jews In Vienna by Max Grunwald; JPS 1936 This information extracted from Appendix M (pg. 504) entitled "The Generation of the Wahring Cemetery." The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1936. German. The translation into English was made by Dr. Solomon Grayzel." At U. Florida and Smathers, Judaica # DS135.A92 V53 Library west # 296.094361 G891v. The author notes "from a previous generation there are represented, in the Wahring cemetery, those beginning with "David Wertheim" and the listees that follow. Blank information is because of lack of same not being supplied. Grabschriften des juedischen Friedhofes im 18 Wiener Gemeindebezirk (Waehring) aus den Jahren 1784-1799/ Wien: 1934. von Grunwald, Max, 1871-1953; 362-405 p. 24 cm. Offprint of Quellen und Forschungen zur Geschichte der Juden in Deutsch-Oesterreich, v. 11. Includes bibliographical references. ID # PN 6297 H4 G7 [ http://www.lbi.org/ ., NY]
        "I recently came across an article in the Austrian/Jewish journal DAVID entitled Maehrische Juden in Wien 1784 - 1874 (Moravian Jews in Vienna 1784 - 1874) by Tina Walzer. It appears that the Institute for the History of the Jews in Austria under the leadership of Ms. Walzer is in the process of publishing later this year a major research project on CD-ROM.
        It is based on about 9000 burials in the Waehringer cemetery in Vienna, which was in use from 1784 to the 1880s. The following sources were used:
  
  1. Das Graeberbuch (grave book) of the Waehringer cemetery which lists 8634 burials, supplies the following information: First and family name, family status, place of origin (not necessarily place of birth), date of birth, place and date of death. This treasure was found in Jerusalem at the Archive for the History of the Jewish People. It was among the records which the Jewish communty of Vienna had transferred during the 1950s to this archive.
  2. Das Grabsteininschriftenverzeichnis (Register of grave inscriptions)
  3. Die Geburten und Sterbebuecher (birth and death records) of the Vienna Jewish community (after 1826).
  4. Die Totenbeschauprotokolle (official death protocols) of the Vienna city administration (before 1847)
  5. Die Familienlisten (family lists) of the Vienna police directorate (before 1847)
        As part of this undertaking a photographic record of about 2500 existing graves is being prepared in Vienna by Mr.Wolf Erich Eckstein ( a participant of Bohmor) and in Jerusalem Mr. Wolfgang Gasser is working on a family history database.
        The article in DAVID shows that of the 8634 persons buried in this cemetery, 1382 came from Moravia, with some of the following numbers from the larger communities:

  Nikolsburg (Mikulov): 521

  Trebitsch (Trebic): 98

  Prossnitz (Prostejov): 78

  Leipnik (Lipnik nad Becvou): 48

  Boskowitz (Boskovice): 40

  Misslitz (Miroslav): 34

  Bruenn (Brno): 30

        For this and other information on the Institute for the history of Austrian Jewry visit their website at: http://members.nextra.at/injoest
        On the English version of this website go to Projects and then to Social History of Vienna. In collaboration with Dr. Shlomo Spitzer and the Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv the gravestone inscriptions at this cemetery will be translated and their religious significance assessed."
  Source: Henry Wellisch at kelwel@iname.com

• This still active cemetery in the southern [part of?] the city was built during the 17th century. The oldest remaining tombstones date from the 18th century. Source: Heritage and Mission, Jewish Vienna and Austria published by Vienna Tourist Board.

• Jewish cemetery: The large Jewish cemetery has many restored tombstones and some still lying on the ground. Source: Margarita Bourzas