Established 1917 Country Uruguay Date formed 1917 | Location La Paz, Canelones Type Jewish | |
Address La Paz, Montevideo Department, Uruguay Hours Open today · 9AM–4PMTuesday9AM–4PMWednesday9AM–4PMThursday9AM–4PMFriday9AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–4PM | ||
The Israelite Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio Israelita) of La Paz is the only Jewish cemetery in Uruguay. It was established November 28, 1917. There are sections dedicated to Jews of different origins: Sephardim, Hungarian, German, Ashkenazim, etc.
In 2014, QR codes were being implemented for its tombstones, in order to enable web access to images and location data for every tomb there. It is claimed to be the first cemetery in the world to have introduced this innovation.
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Cementerio Israelita, La Paz Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA