Jewish Cemetery in Prague

This last weekend, I was able to go on a trip to the Czech Republic. I was in their major city of Prague for the duration of my stay. While I was there, I felt it was necessary to see some sights. I was able to see the Prague Castle and the John Lennon wall. But what struck me as most interesting as something to do as a tourist in Prague, was to see the old Jewish cemetery. So my friends and I decided to go on a tour of this cemetery.
As you walk in, you see that the grounds of the cemetery are not overwhelmingly large. Although the land of the cemetery is small, there are thousands of headstones that are visible. There were so many tombs just crammed together and the condition they were in was terrible. There were weeds growing everywhere. It did not look like a cemetery that was still maintained today. What I later found out was that the cemetery dates back to the early 15th century and was used up until the late 18th century. I also found out that in addition to the 10,000 or so tombs visible in the cemetery, there are about 100,000 burials in all.
Some of the feelings that I had while walking through the graveyard were those of fear, as the scene of the cemetery looked like it was out of a horror movie. I also felt a little bit bad for the people who were buried there. They had to spend their eternal rest in a cramped cemetery that looked like it had not been taken care of in many years. It seems as if the families of those poor souls would have a difficult time seeing their loved ones, especially since almost 90 percent of them are not even visible while walking around the graveyard. The whole point of a cemetery is to have a place where loved ones of the deceased can go to still feel a connection to the person that they lost in a safe and well maintained environment. The dead do deserve that respect at least.