Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague A full house doesn't even begin to describe the cramped, six-feet-under resting conditions at this Prague cemetery dating back to the 15th century. To abide by the Jewish prohibition on destroying graves or moving headstones, Prague erected graves on top of existing graves. Of the roughly 12,000 visible headstones—many askew from overcrowding—more than 100,000 bodies are buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery. Like a necro-lasagna, that means up to 12 layers of…
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