Eminent Burials in the Krakow Old Cemetery

This list comes from the book Krakowskie Judaica by Eugenius Duda.

Grave Death Name Relations Notes
1 1795 Mordechai s.o. Jozue Zelig Hirsz Known as Mordechai Melamed; teacher, shammes in Beit HaMedrash
6 1632 Juda Leib Landau s.o. Jekutiel Zalman Landau documented as Lewek, merchant
6 1614 Jekutiel Zelman Landau f.o. Juda Leib Landau  
33 1753 Zelman Katz s.o. Laska ben Eliezer  
33 1842 Nachuma Chaja w.o. Izaak Segal Izaak Gold
45 1843 Abraham Chaim    
72 1847 Eliezer Damask s.o. Jozef  
120 1768 Izaak Landau   Krakow Rabbi from 1754-68
192 1617 Mordechai Margoliot   rector in Krakow from 1591-1617
195 1552 Golda d.o. Szalom Szachny; 1st w.o. Mojzes Isserles  
196 1552 Gitel d.o. Mojzesz Auerbach of Ratyzbon; g-mother of Mojzesz Isserles  
197 1617 Miriam Bella sister of Mojzesz Isserles  
198 1568 Izrael s.o. Jozef; f.o. Mojzesz Isserles merchant & banker, founder of Remu Shul
199 1572 Mojzesz Isserles Lived 1520-72 Known as Remu, Rabbi of Krakow
200 1585 Izaak b.o. Mojzesz Isserles Also called Bogatym, merchant & banker
201 1591 Jozef s.o. Gerson; b-in-law of Mojsesz Isserles  
204 ~1650 Szymon Mojzesz Kopelman s.o. Jakob; s-in-law of Izaak Handels, Rabbi  
204 1650 Braindel w.o. Izaak Jakubowicz  
211 1688 Szalom Szachna Hakohen   Elder in Krakow Jewish Community
212 1653 Izaak Jakubowicz   Elder in Community, banker and merchant, founder of Izaak Shul
222 1642 Debora d.o. Natan Spira  
223 1633 Natan Spira   Lived 1583-1633; Rabbi, Kabalist, Author
224 1642 Roza d.o. Mojzesz Jakubowicz; w.o. Natan Spira  
237 1615 Maita d.o. Jozef Antolabne (?)  
256 1557 Mojzesz Eberls f-in-law of Jozef Katz; g-father of Izaak Jakubowicz  
257 ? Sara d.o. Mojzesz  
259 1560 Drezel d.o. Mojzesz Isserles (Remu); w.o. Symche Bunem Meisels  
260 1552 Malka m.o. Mojzesz Isserles (Remu)  
261 1576 Mordechai Saba   Also known as Singer, kabalist, rector
266 1800 Jozef s.o. Mosze Rabbi from Pile, Author of Maaseh Hashem
270 1593 Rachela w.o. Eliezer Aszkenaze (1512-85)  
272 1585 Eliezer Aszkenaze   Rabbi form Kairze; author of Maaseh Adonai
290 1553 Mojzesz Charif s-in-law of Joseph Katz  
306 1785 Juda Leib s.o. Izrael Zimmels  
332 1582 Izaak Spira s.o. David Rabbi from Krzemiencu & Krakow
350 1744 Juda Leib Kaliszer   Writer in Krakow from 1727-44
364 1613 Izaak Aronowicz   From Prosciejowa
364 1639 Juda Leib   Known as RMM (Rabeinu Magid Mishna)
390 1576 Kaila d.o. Azriela  
432 1608 Chawa d.o. Aszer Alt Szul of Prague; w.o. Leib Chalpnisa  
477 1612 Izaak s.o. Zwi Sznaider
503 1603 Jakob s.o. Mosze  
503 1612 Rebeka d.o. Szalom  
503 1628 Jakub s.o. Izrael Jokels  
615 1637 Monument   Monument to 3 individuals who died "Kiddush Hashem"
630 1654 Yomtov Lipman Heller    
640 1629 Chaja d.o. Nachman of Lwow; w.o. Mojzesz Izaak, merchant & banker of Krakow  
675 1799 Izaak Halevi s.o. Mordechai; s-in-law of Arie Leib, Rabbi of Rzeszowie, Lwow & Amsterdam  
678 1552 Samuel s.o. Meshulam  
681 1663 Michal Kalahora s.o. Matatias Kalahory  
682 1663 Jozue Heszel    
683 1648 Jozue s.o. Jozef  
696 1640 Joel Sirkes   BaCH "Beit Chadash"