I always find it fascinating to visit cemeteries, they tell you so much about the living. They also tell you so much about the past. 
Along a very busy trendy street in Jerusalem there is a high stone wall. In an area of prime real estate, this is quite an anomaly. Two signs let you know that cemeteries lie on the other side. These used to be closed to the public, now they are open on Fridays.
A German cemetery, started in 1878, not surprising since this area is known as the German Colony. A small sect of Messianic protestant Germans created three settlements in Israel (the other two were in Haifa and Jaffa). It is their beautiful old stone homes that adorn the two streets of Emek Refaim and Derech Beit Lechem. 
Of course one of the first things you do is create a cemetery.
Some have the old German script.
Another has the lovely saying, Auf Weidersehen, good bye.
An interesting use of old rough stone and a marble plaque. This is one of the newer graves, during WWII the British, who controlled this area expelled all the people of German descent, most went to Australia. I wonder if any of the descendants can request to be buried here, there still is room.
Next door is another cemetery, very different from the German one. This appears to be a Jewish grave. Also, the abbreviation of the state of Washington and the spelling of Jerusalem is strange, especially seeing that this grave is only 24 years old.
Nearby is a grave with a cross, strange, Jews tend to segregate in death as well. I think this person may have been from the old Soviet block, that cross looks Russian Orthodox.
Clearly Christian. There are plenty of Christian cemeteries in Israel, so this one is still a mystery.
Of course most of the Christian population is Arab, hence the Arabic.
By now I had figured out that this isn’t your average cemetery, also there was a rather gaudy ugly mural along the walls, sorry I didn’t take pictures. Turns out this is the messianic cemetery. People who call themselves messianic Jews who are simply another small Christian sect, which explains why they have this place to themselves.
Oh I love this stone, I have no idea if he is part of the sect, or simply someone who died in Jerusalem and the family bought the plot here.
Only the Hebrew on the plaque outside really tells the truth – The International Cemetery of the League of the Messianic Mission.
I’m not sure when they acquired this plot of land, but it certainly makes for interesting viewing, seeing the diaspora of people that have come to Jerusalem and died here.
Amid the restaurants, boutiques and colorful people on the sidewalks, a visit with the dead is an experience unto itself.
Leah