Kevarim and nesios across Europe and Asia — a section of White Glove Kosher Travel.
Kever · Worms · Germany
רבי אלכסנדר בן שלמה וימפן
Alexander ben Shlomo Wimpfen
Who he was
Niftar 1307. He paid to redeem the Maharam's body for burial, and asked as his only payment to be buried at his side.
Visitor experience
Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.
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- Buried in
- Wormaisa — the Heiliger Sand, the oldest bais hachaim in EuropeWorms · Germany
Also buried there
- The Maharam of Rothenburg · Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg
- The Maharil — from whom Ashkenazi minhag is largely written · Rabbi Yaakov ben Moshe Levi Moelin