Work in Zabrow Jewish Cemetery. Photo courtesy of FODZ
Here’s a roundup of recent news related to Jewish cemeteries in Poland, from Virtual Shtetl (and other sources)
Three cast-iron grave markers discovered at a monastery near Żarki
The three cast-iron markers, whose epitaphs are still legible, were discovered during construction works on the grounds of the Pauline monastery in Leśniów, in a building that served as a hospital before WW2. The plaques are believed to have been located originally in the Jewish cemetery in nearby Żarki. They are currently being kept in the local cultural center in Żarki, which is housed in the former synagogue at ul. Moniuszki 2. According to the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper, Poland’s Chief Rabbi, Michael Schudrich, has agreed to affix the cast-iron markers to the wall of the new Jewish cemetery in Żarki, on ul. Polna. If not there, may be displayed in cultural center’s museum.
The town of Żarki, near Czestochowa in south-central Poland, actively promotes its Jewish history and heritage with a Jewish Culture Trail in English and Polish that is accessible on the town’s web site.
Restoration work begins at Jewish cemetery in Błędów
The three cast-iron markers, whose epitaphs are still legible, were discovered during construction works on the grounds of the Pauline monastery in Leśniów, in a building that served as a hospital before WW2. The plaques are believed to have been located originally in the Jewish cemetery in nearby Żarki. They are currently being kept in the local cultural center in Żarki, which is housed in the former synagogue at ul. Moniuszki 2. According to the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper, Poland’s Chief Rabbi, Michael Schudrich, has agreed to affix the cast-iron markers to the wall of the new Jewish cemetery in Żarki, on ul. Polna. If not there, may be displayed in cultural center’s museum.
The town of Żarki, near Czestochowa in south-central Poland, actively promotes its Jewish history and heritage with a Jewish Culture Trail in English and Polish that is accessible on the town’s web site.
Restoration work begins at Jewish cemetery in Błędów
The municipality and local residents
in Błędów, a village near Grójec in central Poland, have begun regular
work to clear the Jewish cemetery on ul. Nowy Swiat of vegetation and
rubble. The cemetery was devastated during and after WW2; it served as
a gravel pit, and Jewish headstones were used for constructing houses
and barns and as millstones. Local citizens, backed by the municipality,
formed a committee to restore and maintain the cemetery in 1996.
Fragments of gravestones discovered in town were brought back there.
See pictures of the cemetery here.
Monuments marking destroyed Jewish cemeteries erected in Łabiszyn and Strzelno
U.S. volunteers restore the Jewish cemetery in Zambrów
Monuments marking destroyed Jewish cemeteries erected in Łabiszyn and Strzelno
U.S. volunteers restore the Jewish cemetery in Zambrów
July 6-13, Zambrów hosted 19 volunteers
and a caretaker from the United States to work on the restoration of the
Jewish cemetery. They also took part in workshops about the history of
Podlasie Jews. The project to restore the cemetery was launched by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage (FODŻ) together with The Matzevah Foundation.
This year, FODŻ plans to start building a fence around the cemetery,
which is due to be finished next summer. A memorial wall using fragments
of gravestones is planned. Already last year a group of US volunteers
removed vegetation that had covered the headstones and a memorial
plaque funded by The Matzevah Foundation and Michael H. Traison Fund for
Poland was officially unveiled.
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