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This section was created in 1951 and is part of the larger Har HaMenuchot, the largest cemetery in Jerusalem. Har HaMenuchot was established after the 1948 Arab siege. Before that time, burials in Jerusalem took place on the sacred Mount of Olives. But the siege made it impossible to reach the Mount of Olives. This led to the founding of Har HaMenuchot, a sprawling burial ground designed to accommodate the needs of Jerusalem’s growing population.

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