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Bucharest Sephardic Jewish Cemetery

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Bucharest Sefard Jewish Cemetery
Bucharest Sefard Jewish Cemetery

The Bucharest Sephardic Jewish Cemetery (Romanian: Cimitirul evreiesc Sefard din București) is one of three active Jewish cemeteries that still exist in Bucharest. The cemetery is located on 2 Olteniței Street, across the street from Bellu Cemetery, and was opened in 1865. It has an area between 4 and 5 hectares large, and contains 10,300 graves.

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Bucharest Sephardic Jewish Cemetery
Șoseaua Giurgiului, Bucharest

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041341 Bucharest (Sector 4)
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