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tomb – was preserved on the original site; members of the Jewish community helped to renovate the burial grounds of the Chatam Sofer after the war. Negotiations with the regime enabled the community to preserve this section of the cemetery including the Chasam Sofer's grave, enclosed in concrete, below the surface of the new road. Several explanations have been offered for the regime's compliance with the community's desires, One says it as a consequence of a large bribe while others cite foreign pressure or for fear of a curse if the graves were destroyed.
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This construction allowed the area of the cemetery to become one of the main access points to the
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in 1943 to build a roadway and the cemetery was largely demolished. Most of the graves were exhumed and reburied at the
Orthodox cemetery in a communal grave behind the beit tahara. Only the most precious section, where famous Bratislava rabbis were buried – 23 graves surrounding the Chatam Sofer's
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In 2020, a building adjacent to the
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Since 2002, the site is accessible to the public with restrictions. All visits must be arranged through the local Jewish
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to be adhered to including long trousers, hats for men and covered arms for women. Although in theory the site is accessible also to the citizens of
Bratislava, in reality the Memorial is visited almost exclusively by foreign Jewish visitors, becoming an important
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and the city traversed Žižkova Street and other roads above the site. In the 1940s, new structures were erected nearby to serve the
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cemetery located on Žižkova Street nearby. Until the mid-20th century the area was immediately adjacent to the Danube, set apart from any houses and quiet as traffic for
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