Jewish cemetery Skwierzyna

Jewish cemetery in Skwierzyna is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Lubusz Voivodeship. The cemetery covers an area of about 2.23 ha. In 2002 there were 247 tombstones (massebot). The tombstones located there are among the most valuable monuments in Skwierzyna. The oldest preserved massebot on the cemetery date back to the beginning of the 18th century, although the cemetery probably existed since the 15th century. The cemetery functioned until the 1930s and was one of the few not to have been devastated during World War II. It was not until the 1970s that the local authorities began a "cleanup" of the cemetery area, which would lead to its complete liquidation. Attempts to renovate the cemetery were made in 1992, but there were no funds for this at the time. Only the financial and organizational support of several charitable institutions made it possible to restore the cemetery in 2002. Just a year later, the cemetery was again vandalized by unknown perpetrators. Restoration efforts of a limited nature were carried out in the following years.

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