Grave bearing Adolf Hitler name found at historic Bucharest cemetery

The Israeli Embassy in Romania said a grave bearing the name Adolf Hitler has been identified at the Philanthropy Jewish Cemetery in Bucharest.

The embassy shared the information in a post on its official X account, noting that the cemetery, established in 1865, is the largest and oldest of the three surviving Jewish cemeteries in the Romanian capital.

✡️🇷🇴 Cimitir al evreilor așkenazi, "Filantropia" a fost inaugurat în 1865 și este în prezent cel mai mare și mai vechi dintre cele trei cimitire evreiești care s-au păstrat în Capitală. Acesta găzduiește 29.000 de morminte.

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“There is another detail that may surprise you: a grave engraved with the name ‘Adolf Hitler,’” the embassy wrote.

According to the embassy, the individual buried there was not the Nazi dictator, but an Austrian-born Jewish man who worked as a hatmaker and shared the same name.

The Philanthropy Cemetery is one of the best-known Jewish burial sites in Bucharest and contains graves dating back to the 19th century.

By Tamilla Hasanova