The cemetery that was founded in 1899 was officially opened on 6 July 1890, Even though the first funeral took place two days earlier.

Behind it is the ''bejt tahara'' (house of purification) and a mortuary designed in a classic style, that is used by the Funeral society.

Other memorial gravestones belong to well known people in various fields such as: politics, culture and industry.

Other notable people buried there are the authors Franz Kafka, Jiří Orten, Ota Pavel, František R. Kraus, Arnošt Lustig, and Lenka Reinerová.

Artists Jiří Kars and Max Horb who's tomb was designed by Jan Štursa in the form of a mourning peacock, singers Ladislav Blum and Rabbi Gustav Sicher.