Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads is a Jewish cemetery in Copenhagen.
History The Jewish Western Cemetery was established in 1886. The chapel was designed by Frederik L. Levy. The Inspector's House was also designed by Levy.
Monuments and memorials
Monuments in the cemetery grounds include a Lion of Judah, in limestone, created in 1929 by the sculptor Siegfried Wagner.
Notable interments Notable burials include: Bertha Abrahamson Florence Abrahamson Ada Adler (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 (1909–2000), US/Danish conductor, pianist, and comedian. Part of his ashes are buried here, the remainder at Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut, US. Ernst Brandes L.I. Brandes Fanny Hannover Cohen Just Cohen Georg Cohn M.J. Davidsen Thora Davidsen Joseph Davidsohn David Dessau Harry Dessau Martin Dessau Peter Deutsch, 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 Agnete Goldschmidt M.J. Goldschmidt Meïr Goldschmidt Moritz Goldschmidt Ragnhild Goldschmidt Albert Gottschalk, painter Arje Griegst Louis Halberstadt Arne Hamburger A. Hannover H.I. Hannover Berendt Hartvig Frits Hartvigson, pianist Dorothea Heckscher Nathan Heine (1835–1914), lawyer Isidor Henius Arthur Henriques Axel Henriques C.B. Henriques Marie Henriques (1866–1944), painter Robert Henriques, composer and writer Valdemar Henriques Alfred Abraham Hertz Philip Heyman (1837–1893), businessman Michel Hildesheim Harald Hirschsprung (1830,–1916), businessman Heinrich Hirschsprung (1836–1908), businessman Aage Hirschsprung Harald Isenstein Emil Frederik Jacob, businessman Axel Jacobsen Bertil Jardorf Fritz Kalckar Janina Katz (1939–2013), writer Lillian Kauffmann Henrik Koppel Ida Koppel Abraham Kurland (1912–1999), Danish wrestler, won silver at the 1932 Summer Olympics boycotted the Berlin Olympics, and competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics Kenth Kærhøg Clara Lachmann (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 Bent Melchior Carl H. Melchior J.H. Melchior Marcus Melchior Emil Laurids Meyer, bank manager Jacob Frederik Meyer, engineer Louis Meyer, businessman S.N. Meyer Joseph Michaelsen David Monies (1812-1894), painter Mélanie Oppenhejm Ralph Oppenhejm Gustav Philipsen Sally Philipsen Jørgen J. Polack Frantz Rabinowitz Israel Rachlin Rachel Rachlin Adolph Rastén Anton Rée Eduard Rée Olly Ritterband 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 David Simonsen (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 Herman Trier (1845–1925), Danish educator and politician Svend Trier Dan Uzan Pinches Welner Kjeld Wennick Carl Wulff
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