Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads is a Jewish cemetery in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

History

The Jewish Western Cemetery was established in 1886. The chapel was designed by Frederik L. Levy. The Inspector's House was aldso designed by Levy.

Monuments and memorials

Monum ents in the cemetery grounds include a '' Lion of Judag'', in limestone, created in 1929 by the sculptor

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Notable interments

Notable burials include: * Bertha Abrahamson * Florence Abrahamson *

Ada Adler Ada Sara Adler (18 February 1878 – 28 December 1946) was a Danish classical scholar and librarian. She is best known for her critical edition of the Byzantine encyclopedia ''Suda'' (5 vols., 1928–38), which still provides the standard text. ...

(1878–1946), classical scholar * Pia Ahnfelt-Rønne * Max Ballin * Ove Behrens * Albert Berendsen * Ivar Berendsen * Sam Besekow * Anton Bing * Frederik Bing * Harald Bing * Herman Meyer Bing * Jacob Martin Bing * Laurids Bing * Jacques Blum *

Victor Borge Børge Rosenbaum (; 3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge ( ), was a Danish and American actor, comedian, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in both North America and Europe. Hi ...

(1909–2000), US/Danish conductor, pianist, and comedian. Part of his ashes are buried here, the remainder at Putnam Cemetery,

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, US. *

Ernst Brandes Ernst Brandes (3 October 1758 – 13 May 1810) was a Hannoverian lawyer, official, writer, and scholar. Brandes witnessed the French Revolution as a journalist. Influenced by Edmund Burke, he is regarded by commentators as a voice of conser ...

* L.I. Brandes * Fanny Hannover Cohen * Just Cohen * Georg Cohn * M.J. Davidsen * Thora Davidsen * Joseph Davidsohn * David Dessau * Harry Dessau * Martin Dessau *

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, composer * L. Elsass * Leon Feder * Meïr Feigenberg * Josef Fischerm historian * Isi Foighel * Celli Freifeldt * L.S. Fridericia * Max Friediger * Henry Frænkel * Louis Frænkel * G.A. Gedalia * Herman Gellin * Rudolf Gellin *

Isak Glückstadt Isak may refer to: * Isak (given name) * Isak (surname) See also *Izak (disambiguation) Izak is a given name. Izak may also refer to: * Izak catshark, a type of cat shark * Izak, a character in the video game '' Suikoden IV'' * Piotr "Izak" Sk ...

* Agnete Goldschmidt * M.J. Goldschmidt * Meïr Goldschmidt * Moritz Goldschmidt * Ragnhild Goldschmidt *

Albert Gottschalk Albert Gottschalk (3 July 1866 – 13 February 1906) was a Danish painter. He had a close connection, personally and artistically, to the poets Johannes Jørgensen, Viggo Stuckenberg and Sophus Claussen. Biography Albert Gottschalk was born in ...

, painter * Arje Griegst * Louis Halberstadt * Arne Hamburger * A. Hannover * H.I. Hannover * Berendt Hartvig *

Frits Hartvigson Frits Hartvigson (sometimes Fritz) (31 May 18418 March 1919) was a Danish pianist and teacher, who spent many years in England and gave a number of important English concerto premieres. Career Frits Seligmann HartvigsonDorothea Heckscher * Nathan Heine(1835–1914) , lawyer * Isidor Henius * Arthur Henriques * Axel Henriques * C.B. Henriques *

Marie Henriques Marie Henriques (26 June 1866 – 12 January 1944) was a Danish painter who created landscapes, figure paintings and portraits, initially in the Realism (art), Realist style but increasingly under the influence of Impressionism. She also painted w ...

(1866–1944), painter *

Robert Henriques Robert David Quixano Henriques (11 December 1905 – 22 January 1967) was a British writer, broadcaster and farmer. He gained modest renown for two award-winning novels and two biographies of Jewish business tycoons, published during the middle p ...

, composer and writer *

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* Alfred Abraham Hertz *

Philip Heyman Philip Wulff Heyman (5 November 1837 – 15 December 1893) was a Jewish Danish industrialist who co-founded the Tuborg Brewery. He was also a pioneer of Danish butter and bacon exports to the United Kingdom. Early life Heyman was born on 5 Novem ...

(1837–1893), businessman * Michel Hildesheim * Harald Hirschsprung (1830,–1916), businessman *

Heinrich Hirschsprung Heinrich Hirschsprung (7 February 1836 – 8 November 1908) was a Denmark, Danish tobacco manufacturer, arts patron and art collector most known for founding the The Hirschsprung Collection, Hirschsprung Collection in Copenhagen, a museum dedic ...

(1836–1908), businessman * Aage Hirschsprung * Harald Isenstein * Emil Frederik Jacob, businessman * Axel Jacobsen * Bertil Jardorf * Fritz Kalckar *

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(1939–2013), writer * Lillian Kauffmann * Henrik Koppel * Ida Koppel *

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(1912–1999), Danish wrestler, won silver at the

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boycotted the

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, and competed in the

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* Kenth Kærhøg *

Clara Lachmann Clara Lachmann (; 10 April 1864 – 10 August 1920) was a Danish and Swedish patron of the arts. After coming into immense wealth following her marriage to one of the richest men in Sweden, Lachmann became a prominent sponsor of musical events, ...

(1864–1920), Danish-Swedish patron of the arts * Jacob L. Lachmann * Tonny Lehmann * Herman Lercher * Ad. J. Levin * I. Levin * Otto Levin * Birgitte Levison * Salomon Levysohn * Oscar Lewisohn * Erwin Magnus * J.H. Mannheimer * Arne Melchior (1924–2016), politician *

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* Carl H. Melchior * J.H. Melchior *

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* Emil Laurids Meyer, bank manager * Jacob Frederik Meyer, engineer *

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, businessman * S.N. Meyer * Joseph Michaelsen *

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(1812-1894), painter * Mélanie Oppenhejm * Ralph Oppenhejm * Gustav Philipsen * Sally Philipsen * Jørgen J. Polack *

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* Israel Rachlin * Rachel Rachlin * Adolph Rastén * Anton Rée * Eduard Rée *

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* Simon Rosenbaum, actor/entertainer * E. Israel Rosenthal * Hugo Rothenberg * Max Rothenborg * Marcus Rubin * Emil B. Sachs * Bent Saks * Isac Salmonsen * Frederik Salomon * C.J. Salomonsen * Carl Salomonsen * Isak Salomon Salomonsen * Martin Salomonsen * Joseph Samson * Fini Schulsinger, businessman * Georg Seligmann * Oscar Siesbye *

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(1757-1932), Chief Rabbi, writer and book collector * Poul Simonsen * Rudolph Simonsen (1889-1947), composer * Meïr Stein * Jacob Texière * Bent Thalmay * Adolph Trier * Carl Aage Trier * Frederik Trier *

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(1845–1925), Danish educator and politician *

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* Dan Uzan * Pinches Welner * Kjeld Wennick * Carl Wulff

References

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