Har HaMenuchot
Har HaMenuchot is a religious burial ground in Jerusalem, Israel. It was established in 1951. Wikidata records 606 notable interments here, including Martin Buber, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Jacob Bekenstein.
At a glance
| Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31.79813, 35.17773 (source: Wikidata) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Type | Religious and churchyard |
| Era | Mid 1900s |
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Notable interments
606 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 606, or take the JSON record.
- Martin Buber (1878–1965), writer, translator, pedagogue
- Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884–1963), writer, politician, historian
- Jacob Bekenstein (1947–2015), astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher
- Leah Goldberg (1911–1970), writer, poet, playwright
- Meir Kahane (1932–1990), politician, rabbi, journalist
- Naftali Herz Imber (1856–1909), writer, poet
- Q380426 (1891–1973), artist, illustrator, painter
- Abraham Robinson (1918–1974), engineer, mathematician, university teacher
- Aharon Appelfeld (1932–2018), writer, university teacher, physical education teacher
- Abraham Fraenkel (1891–1965), mathematician, university teacher
- Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903–1994), writer, chemist, pedagogue
- Walter Laqueur (1921–2018), historian, political scientist, university teacher
- Benzion Netanyahu (1910–2012), writer, historian, pedagogue
- Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984), composer, conductor, chapelmaster
- Zeev Sternhell (1935–2020), historian, political scientist, university teacher
- Joseph Klausner (1874–1958), writer, historian, pedagogue
- Joseph Klausner (1872–1958), writer, historian, pedagogue
- Yehuda Ashlag (1880–1954), composer, rabbi, kabbalist
- Yehuda Ashlag (1880–1954), composer, rabbi, kabbalist
- Jacob Talmon (1916–1980), writer, historian, university teacher
- Shmuel Eisenstadt (1923–2010), university teacher, sociologist
- Arthur Cohn (1927–2025), film producer, film director
- Tuvia Bielski (1906–1987), partisan
- Mordechai Eliyahu (1929–2010), rabbi, Posek, Dayan
- Lia van Leer (1924–2015), philanthropist
Common questions
Where is Har HaMenuchot?
Har HaMenuchot is in Jerusalem, Israel, at coordinates 31.7981, 35.1777.
When was Har HaMenuchot established?
Har HaMenuchot was established in 1951, according to Wikidata.
Who is buried at Har HaMenuchot?
Wikidata documents 606 notable interments at Har HaMenuchot, including Martin Buber, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Jacob Bekenstein, Leah Goldberg, Meir Kahane.
Records and sources
- Wikidata: Q335336 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
- Wikipedia article
- Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)