Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads
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Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads is a Jewish cemetery in Copenhagen.[1]
Notable interments
[edit]- 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.[2][3]
- Abraham Kurland (1912–1999), Danish wrestler, won silver at the 1932 Summer Olympics[4] boycotted the Berlin Olympics, and competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Clara Lachmann (1864–1920), Danish-Swedish patron of the arts[5]
- Herman Trier (1845–1925), Danish educator and politician
References
[edit]- ^ Elias Levin (1986), Joediske Gravstene 1886–1915 paa Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads, Copenhagen
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Clausen, Bente (9 May 2001). "Victor Borges aske deles". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Co. #1299. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
- ^ "Abraham Kurland: Dansk bryder" (in Danish). Kendtes Gravsted. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Stiftelsens historik" [The Foundation's History]. Clara Lachmanns Stiftelse (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-06-10.