In Heaven Underground The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery (2011)

In the north of Berlin tucked away in a residential area surrounded by walls there is a jungle of trees rhododendrons and ivy In between the rampant foliage are thousands of stones large and small some artisticlooking others simple some magnificent and crumbling some nameless and others with indecipherable inscriptions Weißensee is the largest Jewish cemetery still in use in Europe It is so large that it could contain approximately eightysix football pitches Walking through the cemetery is like taking a walk through history and the list of famous artists philosophers lawyers architects doctors teachers of religion and publishers who are buried here is long indeed Not many are aware that in a few years time this protected area will officially be listed as one of UNESCOs world heritage sites