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Where's Rebbi Yehudah HaChassid Buried? [closed]

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Where, precisely, is Rebbi Yehudah HaChassid - the author of Sefer Chassidim - buried?

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According to Wikipedia he is buried in a cave on Har Hazeisim

בספרות התקופה מתוארת הלווייתו וקבורתו במערה בהר הזיתים.‏ בספרו תולדות חכמי ירושלים מתאר אריה לייב פרומקין מערה זו, הכוללת כוכים רבים ועליהם כתובות עם שמות העולים הקבורים שם.‏

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mountofolives.co.il/… – Gershon Gold Nov 21 '14 at 2:03

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