רבי נפתלי צבי יהודה ברלין
Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin
The Netziv of Volozhin
העמק דבר · העמק שאלה · משיב דבר
Yahrzeit: כ״ח אב · 5653 / 1893
Rosh Yeshiva of Volozhin; died in Warsaw and buried at Okopowa.
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Beis hachaim · Poland
בית החיים אקאפאווע וואַרשע
Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery
Warsaw · וואַרשע
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Who is buried here
Known kevarim
רבי חיים הלוי סאלאווייטשיק
Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik
Reb Chaim Brisker
חידושי רבינו חיים הלוי
Yahrzeit: כ״א אב · 5678 / 1918
Founder of the Brisker method of Talmud study; buried beside the Netziv.
רבי דוב בער מייזלש
Rabbi Dov Ber Meisels
Chief Rabbi of Warsaw (formerly of Kraków)
Yahrzeit: 1870
His funeral became a demonstration of Polish–Jewish unity.
רבי שלמה זלמן ליפשיץ
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Lipszyc
The first rov of Warsaw
חמדת שלמה
Niftar 1839. The first chief rabbi of Warsaw; his kever has an ohel of its own.
בער זאננענבערג
Ber Sonnenberg
Son of Shmuel Zbytkower
Niftar 1822. His ohel is the most worked matzeivah in the cemetery, carved with views of the Warsaw the family lived in.
Practical information nearby
Kosher food, lodging, minyanim & more
Gathered from public sources — please confirm details before you rely on them.
כשרות עסןKosher food
Kosher Delight
ul. Grzybowska 2, 1st floor, 00-131 Warszawa
Meat/parve kosher restaurant near the Nożyk Synagogue.
Chabad of Warsaw — kosher kitchen & catering
ul. Zygmunta Słomińskiego 19, 00-195 Warszawa
Chabad kosher kitchen and catering; also arranges Shabbat meals.
מניניםMinyanim
Nożyk Synagogue
ul. Twarda 6, Warszawa
Warsaw's only surviving pre-war synagogue; daily minyanim; Fri night ~19:00, Shabbat morning ~10:00.
מקוהMikvaos
Zygmunt Rolat Mikvah (Chabad)
ul. Piękna 15, suite U11, Warszawa
Mikvah under Chabad supervision.
אכסניאWhere to stay
Hotels near the Nożyk Synagogue (city center)
No dedicated kosher hotel in Warsaw; several hotels within walking distance of the Nożyk Synagogue, JCC and kosher restaurants suit Shabbat-observant guests.
Airports
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)
Poland's main international airport, ~10 km from the city center.
Kosher food nearby
What's kosher around here
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Kosher near this kever
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Verification and source
This cemetery has a public access contact listed above. Please confirm it before traveling.
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