Little far, Moving memorial to the Chatam Sofer and the lost community. A walk is about 20 minutes... read more
If you stay at the River Hotel, great if not it is a little to far to walk to, except if you are a... read more
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Little far, Moving memorial to the Chatam Sofer and the lost community. A walk is about 20 minutes from city center.
If you stay at the River Hotel, great if not it is a little to far to walk to, except if you are a sculpture lover like me then go for it
We found this very moving remnant of Bratislava's Jewish past fairly easily by strolling along Svobodu Drive which runs abreast of the Danube, and were somewhat surprised at the modernity of the design of the subterranean tomb and tiny cemetery, marking the remnants of what...More
We walked there from the city center (about 20 minutes) and we were lucky enough that it was open and the gate keeper told us the story of how the place has been saved. It was very moving and meaningful to pray there. (for those...More
It's part of the old jewish cemetery that last till nowadays. One of the tombs is Chatam Sofer's. It's open for public- you will have to contact the person who will open the place and guide you through.
It has been done a lot to keep this little Jewish memorial. Not a museum, but you feel here too the Jewish life in Bratislava. It is noit always open, but there is a phone number, and in minutes they come and open it -...More
Highly recommended historical holy grave f the Chatham Sofer very nice preserved and kept very accessible for Chohanim as well
The place is clean ,it look like it been take care propely,the contact for information was thrown the website, the person was nice to open the place and explain .
A mausaleum of the Rabbi Moses Schreiber (1762-1839) that is Konwn as Chatam Sofer ( the famous book that he wrote) he head the "yeshiva" in Pressburg (today Bratislava) . it's just below the Hard Castle , in the 40's of the 20 century a...More
Enormous effort was required to preserve at least part of this historic burial ground of a once important Jewish community. Both vast engineering feats and political persuasion were needed against the encroachment of a highway project and Communist disinterest.
