The Jewish Community of Kansai
Synagogue Ohel Shelomoh
4-12-12 Kitano-cho
Chuo-ku
Kobe 650
JAPAN
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- Jewish Cemetery: "Although the war destroyed the building where the old synagogues were situated, the cemetery on the other side of the mountain still preserves the memory of people who lived through the war. The cemetery is a true historical site. It is within an international graveyard, situated on the back side of the hill behind the synagogue. The Jewish cemetery is staggered in two areas, with the older section being lower on the hill than the newer. Inside, there are tombstones of people who came to Kobe from places from Amsterdam to Russia, from Syria to the United States, dating back to the turn of the century." Source: http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~tamar/Kobe/Kobe.html for full history and photographs. [September 2000]