Poland: Redication Tomorrow (July 15) of Jewish Cemetery of Zuromin

Zuromin, Poland. Jewish cemetery.
Photo courtesy Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland

Poland: Rededication Tomorrow (July 15) of Jewish Cemetery of Zuromin

The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland has announced a rededication ceremony of the Jewish Cemetery of Zuromin, located on Zeromskiego Street, to be held on July 15, 2009, and 12:30 p.m.

The cemetery was totally leveled by Germans during the Second World War and then was neglected by the Polish communist government. Today it appears as an empty field next to a dirt road. In mid-2008 descendants of Zuromin Jews decided to restore the cemetery and began to raise private funds to have the site cleaned and fenced. The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland took care of the legal, technical and construction aspects of the project and also created the memorial plaque.