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CZECHOSLOVKIA - Pr

Czech Republic: Former Bohemia and Moravia--Czechoslovakia


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For more accurate Jewish community dates than those given in the US Commission surveys, see the Czech Republic page.

THE CEMETERIES "PR"


PRAGUE or PRAHA:
(see also PRAHA listings below) Alternate names: Prag, Praga. Present town population is over 1.000,000 (all Praha) with 1,000-10,000 (all Praha) Jews.
Prague cemetery pictures:
    http://www.begraafplaats.org/bp/cz/praag/index.htm [October 2000]
    http://users.pandora.be/twilightzone/Prague.htm [October 2000]
    http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/.51989/article/977/2/?s=t has cemetery photos [January 2002]  
    http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/english/acemetery.htm for Old Jewish Cemetery with map. [October 2000]
    http://www.suzicemy.f2s.com/pragcemy.html [January 2001]
    http://www.giotto.org/jesse/prague.html      Photo in "A photographic essay of abandoned Jewish cemeteries in Europe" by Ruth Gruber [September 2002]

Starý židovský hřbitov/Old Jewish Cemetery: US Commission No. CZCE000384

Alternate name: Josefstadt; Juedische Stadt; c. Zidovske Mesto in German, English, Prague. Praha-Josefov is located in Bohemia-Velka Praha (Greater Prague) at 5005 1428. Cemetery is located in center of Prague, 100 m from Old-New (Alt-Neu) Synagogue in "U Stareho Hrbitova" Street. Present town population is over 100,000 with 1,000-10,000 Jews.

Earliest known Jewish community was 11th century. 1930 Jewish population was 35,425. Pogroms occurred in 1142, 1389 as did many big fires. Jewish community temporarily was banished in 1543-1545, 1557, 1745-1748. Increase of Jewish population occurred until Nazi occupation (54,500 persons subject to racial laws in 1940). After Holocaust, aliyah occurred. Today, Prague is the seat of both Prague Jewish congregation and Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic. The landmarked Orthodox Jewish cemetery originated in first half of the 15th century as the third cemetery of Prague. Buried in the cemetery are poet Avigdor Karo (d., 1439, oldest legible tombstone in cemetery), Chief Rabbi and philosopher Yehudah ben Bezalel Liva-Loew (d. 1609), and Rabbi David Oppenheim (1664-1736) with last known Jewish burial in 1787.

The flat urban separate site has Czech and Hebrew signs or plaques, inscriptions in Hebrew on gate or wall, Hebrew inscriptions on pre-burial house, and Jewish symbols on gate or wall. The marker mentions famous individuals buried in cemetery and the Chevra Kadisha. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open via admission fee during hours of operation. A continuous masonry wall and locking gate surround. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.99 ha. Approximately 12,000 stones date from 1346 (transferred from older cemetery) and legible: 1439 (original in this cemetery from 18th century). The marble, limestone and sandstone tombstones are flat shaped stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, and tombs with Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery has special sections but no known mass graves. Within the limits is a pre-burial house with wall inscriptions and a chimney protected for its architectural value and a synagogue. Praha Jewish community owns Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial, residential, and museum.

Organized Jewish group or individual tours or pilgrimage groups, and private visitors visit frequently. Vandalism reduced site by 0.2 ha s in 1903. Local/municipal authorities, regional/national authorities and Jewish groups within country did restoration continuously after WWII. Praha Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker. Vandalism is a moderate threat: In conjunction with the cemetery is Pinchas Synagogue with inscription of 77,770 names of Czech and Moravian Jews who perished during WWII, a very good source of information if you are looking for data on area residents who perished during WWII.

UPDATE: "In Prague, the Jewish cemetery has bodies buried 12 deep. There are about 12,000 gravestones in a very small area. Our tour guide was Sylvia Wittmanova from Wittman Tours, the Jewish tourist agency in Prague." Source: Lawrence Riesenbach e-mail: riesenbach@aol.com
Sources:

Source of the following is Jewish Museum of Belgium and Daniel Dratwa; d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org


PRAHA-LIBEN - Old Cemetery US Commission No. CZCE000385A

Alternate name: Lieben in German, now Prague in English. The old cemetery is located 3.4 km NE of center of Prague, close to Eern end of "Libensky Most" [bridge] at 50º07' 14º30'. The cemetery dates from the middle of 16th century and was more or less demolished around 1964.

Earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1930 Jewish population was 801 people in Liben. First privileges of Jewish community were granted in 1656. Population was about 800, or approximately 30% of total population, in mid-19th century but decreased in second half of 19th century as population moved to Prague or Vienna. Town of Liben was incorporated into Greater Prague in 1901; increase of both total and Jewish population in Liben in 20th century. Writer Voytech Rakous 1862-1935 lived here in this native town of Naftali Herz Homberg, pioneer of Haskalah 1749-1841; conductor Rudolf Pekarek 1900-1974; and writer Arnost Lustig, resident in Washington, D.C. b. 1926.

The Jewish cemetery originated probably in 16th century. Buried in the cemetery are regional rabbi Jakov Haller 1808-1890 and founders of industry in Liben and Karlin with last known Jewish burial about 1892. Karlin (German: Karolinenthal) 2 km used this cemetery landmarked in 1962.

The isolated urban flat land on hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall without gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.4136 ha. 17th to 19th century stones were buried. The marble, granite, limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, multi-stone monuments or obelisks with traces of painting on their surfaces and portraits on stones have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. The municipality owns the property used for waste dumping. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial and municipal transport. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred prior to World War II: northern part liquidated for building of new bridge in 1925-1928, never in 1981-91 and 1945-1981, and covered by earth about 1965. There is no maintenance.

Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/553340 completed survey on 31 Aug 1992. Documentation: census 1849, 1930; cadastre and maps of 1828, 1841, 1876, 1900, 1929; Josef Polak: Zide v Libni. in Kalendar cesko-zidovsky, 1912-1913; and Bedrich Nosek: Die juedische Kultusgemeinde in Liben in Judaica; Bohemiae, year 16. No site visits or interviews occurred.


PRAHA-LIBEN -New Cemetery: US Commission No. CZCE000386

The new cemetery is located 5.5 km NE of center of Prague, in "Na malém klínu" Street. The cemetery dates from 1892 and was used until 1975. See Praha Liben (old cemetery) for information about the town.

The probably unlandmarked flat urban location has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 0.7956 and is now approximately 0.2 ha. 100-500 stones, all in original locations, date from 1892-20th century. The marble, granite, limestone, sandstone and slate flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, sculpted monuments or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. The cemetery has no special sections or known mass graves. Within site is a pre-burial house (sold). Buried in the cemetery is V. Rakous. Praha Jewish community owns the site used for Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are recreational and residential. The boundaries are smaller than 1939 because of sports ground. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991. Jewish groups within country did restoration before 1985. There is no maintenance. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threats: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and vandalism.

Vlastmila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, Martina Chmelikova, Nad Ondrejovem 16, 140 00 Praha 4; tel. 02/69-20-350 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/553340 completed survey on 31 Aug 92. Documentation: census 1849, 1930; notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha; Josef Polak: "Zide v Libni" in Kalendar cesko-zidovsky, 1912-1913; Bedrich Nosek: Die juedische Kultusgemeinde in Liben in Judaica Bohemiae, year 16. Other documentation was inaccessible. No site visits or interviews occurred.

PRAHA 5-SMICHOV - Old Cemetery US Commission No. CZCE000387

Alternate name: Smichow in German. Praha 5-Smichov is located in Bohemia-Praha at 50.03' 14°24', 4 km SSW of center of Prague, in "U stareho židovského hřbitova"street. The cemetery dates from second half of 18th century and was used until 1921.

Earliest known Jewish community was 1788. 1930 Jewish population was 1,538 Jews in Smichov, 35,425 Jews in all Praha. Population increased in Smichov since 18th century. Birthplace of MUDr. Siegfried Kapper 1821-1879, poet and founding father of Czech-Jewish movement. Physicist Albert Einstein 1879-1955 lived there in 1910-1911. The landmarked Jewish cemetery originated probably in 1788 with last known probably Conservative Jewish burial in 1921. Kosire, 2 km away, and Roztoky (German: Rostok), 12 km away, used this site

The isolated urban hillside crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road to a short forest pathway, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall and non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.3613 ha. 100-500 stones date from last quarter of 18th-20th century. The marble, granite, limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, multi-stone monuments or columns have Hebrew and German inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. Within the limits of the site is the destroyed gravedigger's house. Praha Jewish community owns Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are recreational municipal grove, agricultural gardens, and residences. The cemetery Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred frequently 1945-1991. Individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin, local/municipal authorities, Jewish individuals and groups within country did restoration in 1980-81. There is no maintenance. Serious threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vandalism. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion and existing nearby development.

Ladislav Mertl, Mgr. of Geography, Kubanske namesti 1322/17, Praha 10-Vrsovice; tel. 02/743213 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/553340 completed survey on August 1992. Documentation exists but was inaccessible. The site was not visited. People at the town archives; consultations in 1982-1988 were interviewed.


PRAHA 5-SMICHOV - New Cemetery   US Commission No. CZCE000388

The new cemetery is located at 4 km SW of center of Praha, in Peroutkova Street. The cemetery dates from 1903 and still sporadically used.

In situ are tombs of Porges von Portheim family (founders of Smichov textile industry) and urn of Rudolf Fuchs (1890-1942), German poet and translator of Czech poetry with last known Jewish burial in 1973 but deposition of urns continues today. Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jews used this unlandmarked cemetery as did Roztoky (Ger: Rostok) 12 km away. The urban site on a slight slope, separate but near cemeteries, has no sign, but has Jewish symbols on the iron gate in the shape of a menorah, Czech sign or plaque.

Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open 7 AM-6 PM. A continuous masonry wall with a locking gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 0.8404 ha s and now is approximately 0.6 ha. 100-500 stones, most in original locations, date from 20th century. The granite, sandstone and iron rough stones or boulders, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, multi-stone monuments or obelisks (angular-shaped columns) have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have bronze decorations or lettering and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery has no special sections but has special memorial monuments to the founding and founders of cemetery and a gravedigger's (caretaker's) house. Praha Jewish community owns the site used for Jewish cemetery and caretaker's garden. Properties adjacent are agricultural private gardens, municipal cemetery, and modern Adventists church. The boundaries are smaller than 1939 because of building of Adventist church after 1980. Frequently, organized Jewish tours or pilgrimage groups, private visitors, and local residents stop. This cemetery was not vandalized. Jewish groups within country do restoration continuously but a new northern wall and gate was built after 1980. Praha Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker.

 Ladislav Mertl, mgr of geography, Kubanske nam/ 1322/17, Praha 10-Vrsovice; tel. 02/743213; and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/553340 completed survey in August 1992. Documentation: Jahrbuch fur die israelische Cultusgemeinden Bohemens (1893-94). Other documentation was inaccessible. The site was not visited. Mr. Sedlacek & his wife were interviewed in 1990 and 1992.

Praha-Uhřiněves: US Commission No. CZCE000194

Alternate name: Aurinowes, Aurschinewes in German. Cemetery is located in Bohemia-Greater Prague at 50º02' 14º36', 14 km SE of center of Prague and 1 km N, between Vachkova Str. and V bytovkách Str. The cemetery has been used since the beginning of 18th century and until WWII.

Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with probably than 10 Jews.  Earliest known Jewish community was early 18th century. 1930 Jewish population was 55. Jews moved to big towns in second half of 19th century. The landmarked Jewish cemetery originated in early 18th century with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial probably about 1946. Ricany, 6 km away, used site.

Between fields and woods, the isolated suburban flat site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall and locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.3284 ha. 100-500 stones, most in original location, date from 1719-20th century. The marble, granite, limestone and iron flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery has special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims but tablet with inscription was stolen. The pre-burial house has original paintings. Praha Jewish community owns Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are recreational and commercial or industrial. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991 with many stones removed in 1984. Jewish congregation did restoration about 1970. There is no maintenance. Very serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and existing nearby development.

Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/553340 completed survey on 29 May 1992. No documentation was used. No site visits or interviews occurred.


PRAHA-ZIZKOV - Old Cemetery US Commission No. CZCE000389

Praha-Zizkov is located in Bohemia, Greater Praha (Velka Praha) at 50º03' 14º29'. Cemetery is 2.5 km ESE of center of Praha in Fibichova Street. The cemetery founded as plague cemetery has been used from 1680 until 1890.

Earliest known Jewish community was 1888 (as Zizkov). 1930 Jewish population was 2,188 in Zizkov, 35,425 in all Praha. The autonomous locality Zizkov originated in 1875, chartered in 1881, and incorporated into Greater Prague in 1920. Jewish religious society originated in 1888 and was an independent congregation about 1890. Jewish population increased since 19th century (see "Praha-Josefov"). Buried in the cemetery are hundreds of renowned personalities and famous rabbis like Ezechiel Landau (1713-1793) and Solomon Rapaport (1790-1867) with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial in 1891.

City of Prague (Eastern bank of river Vltava) used this landmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land on a hillside has inscriptions in Hebrew on gate or wall and inscriptions on pre-burial house. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was approximately 3.3 ha s and now is approximately 0.5 ha. 500-5,000 late 18th to 19th century tombstones for over 37,800 buried bodies are mostly in original location. The marble, granite, limestone and slate flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, sculpted monuments, multi-stone monuments, obelisks, tombs or tumbas [rough stones or boulders form of gravestone] have Hebrew and German inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves of plague epidemic in 17th and 18th centuries. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house of Chevra Kadisha (sold now) with three memorial tablets out and a wall. Praha Jewish community owns Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are recreational, residential, and TV transmission tower. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of a public park. Occasionally, organized Jewish tours or pilgrimage groups and private visitors stop. "Vandalism" occurred occasionally 1981-91: buried tombstones excavated and removed. Preburial house was sold in 1985. Cemetery was reduced and tombstones buried between 1956-1960 by local/municipal authorities, regional/national authorities and Jewish groups within country. Restoration was done continuously (e.g., 1976, early 1980's, 1986) with vandalism afterward. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals and Jewish congregation. Moderate threat: pollution and vegetation. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and vandalism. 180 Torah scrolls stolen by the Nazis from the Netherlands were buried here in 1948.

Vlastmila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, Martina Chmelikova, Nad Ondrejovem 16, 140 00 Praha 4; tel. 02/69-20-350 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 30 August 1992 using Jahrbuch fur die israelische Kultusgemeinden Bohemens (1893-1894,1894-1895);

No site visits or interviews occurred.

UPDATE: "The Jewish cemetery in the Zizkov district of Prague, under the administration of the city's Jewish Museum is now open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The cemetery, established in 1680 as a burial ground for local victims of bubonic plague, served as the city's main Jewish cemetery from 1787-1890. Among those buried there are the important scholar and rabbi, Ezekiel Landau, and members of his family, his pupil Eleazar Fleckeles and the physician Jonas Jeiteles." Source: Dateline World Jewry, February 2002. [February 2002]


PRAHA-ZIZKOV -New Cemetery US Commission No. CZCE000390

Alternate names: (Olšanský hřbitov) and Wolschany in German. This new cemetery is located at 3.5 km ESE of center of Praha, in "Izraelská" street. (Old street man "Nad vodovodem".) The still active cemetery dates from 1890.

The Jewish cemetery originated in 1890. Buried in the still-active Conservative and Progressive/ Reform cemetery are hundreds of renowned personalities of all fields of activity. This landmarked central cemetery serves main part of Praha. The urban hillside, separate but near cemeteries, has Hebrew inscriptions on gate or wall and no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all during operating hours. A continuous masonry wall with locking gate surrounds the cemetery. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is approximately 10 ha. More than 5000 tombstones (but approximately 15,000 graves) are all in original location. The cemetery has special section for urns.

The 1890-20th century marble, granite, limestone, sandstone and iron flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, sculpted monuments, multi-stone monuments, horizontally set stones, obelisks, tombs or tumbas have Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, French, and English inscriptions. Some tombstones have iron decorations or lettering, with bronze decorations or lettering, with other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves.

The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims, Jewish soldiers, to victims of catastrophe of the ship "Patria", and to the extinct congregation of Dolni Kralovice. The cemetery contains marked mass graves, ashes from Teresin, a pre-burial house and building of cemetery custodian. The landmarked pre-burial house with a tahara, a catafalque, wall inscriptions, and chimney is protected for its architectual value. Praha Jewish community owns Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial, residential, and Russian Military Cemetery. The cemetery boundary is unchanged since 1939. Frequently, organized Jewish group or individual tours or pilgrimage groups, and private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1981-91 (some stones stolen). Local/municipal authorities, Jewish individuals abroad and Jewish groups within country do restoration continuously. Praha Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Register of burials is available at the caretaker.

Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 31 August 1992 using the following documentation: Jahrbuch fur die israelische Cultusgemeinden Bohemens (1893-94; 1894-95); in Vestnik ZNO, 1980, No.2; Frantisek Kafka: Novy zidovsky hrbitov v Praze (1992). David Lieben: "Die Eroffnung des neuen Zweiten Israel," Wolschaner Friedhofes (1890) article in: Vestnik ZNO, 1980. Other documentation was inaccessible. The site was not visited. Ing. A. Radvansky was interviewed in Praha in 1992.



PRAPORISTE: (Braunpusch in German) used the cemetery at Loucim

PRASKOLESY: [used cemetery at Liten PRASKOLESY] US Commission No. CZECH00045
Alternate name: Praskoles in German. Praskolesy is located in Bohemia, Beroun at 49°51 13°58, 15 km SW of Beroun and 43 Km SW of Prague. Cemetery: 700 m SE of church. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was late 18th century or early 19th century. 1930 Jewish population was 4 in Praskolesky and 50 in Horovice. Jews moved to Horovice and big towns after 1848; independent congregation disbanded between 1875-90. This was the birthplace of writer Jiri Weil (1900-59). The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated probably in 1865. MUDr Adolf Taussig (died 1913), correspondent inter-national Union for Subduence of TBC, is buried here with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial in 1950. Horovice (congregation founded in 1875) and Lochoviche, both 4 km away, used site. The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall. An iron gate, probably from the original entrance, lays by the road to the cemetery. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.0928 ha. 20-100 stones, most in original location, date from 1865-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some tombstones have iron decorations or lettering. The cemetery contains no known mass graves but has fragments of a pre-burial house. Praha Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and house used by engineer close to the cemetery. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1981-91 and after 1960. Jewish groups within the country did restoration before 1970 with vandalism afterward. There is no maintenance. Serious threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Moderate threat: vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and existing nearby development.
     Ladislav Mertl, Mgr. of Geography, Kubanske namesti 1322/17, Praha 10-Vrsovice; tel. 02/743213 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5, tel/02/553340 completed survey on 07-07-92. Documentation: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia(1980); G.A.Schimmer: Statistik des Judenthums... (1982); Frantisek Nezval: Zide v Horovicich a okoli (manuscript, 1986); notes of Statni zidoveske Muzeum Praha; letter of F. Nezval (1984); and census 1930, 1991. Other documentation was inaccessible. The site was not visited. F. Nezval in Prague was interviewed in 1986 and 1989.
     I visited this cemetery in the summer 1997 and the information seems quite accurate from my visit. It is very overgrown, but many stones are still standing. The wall is completely down in one area. Source: Vera Finberg 703-978-6990, work 703-790-8088 (Tysons Library) harveyf@clark.net

PRASNY UJEZD:     used the cemetery at Teresov

PRAVONIN:     US Commission No. ZECH000258
Pravonin is located in Bohemia, Benesov at 49°38 14°57, 23 km SE of Benesov and 52 km WNW of Jihlava. Cemetery: 1 km N. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was probably 18th century. 1930 Jewish population was 9. Jews moved to big towns after 1848; independent Jewish congregation disbanded before 1920. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated between 1735-1837. Ancestors of composer Gustav Mahler were buried here with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1933. Chmelna, 4 km away, used site. The flat isolated rural (agricultural) site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall without gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.1457 ha. 20-100 stones date from first half of 19th-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. Prague Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II and 1945-1981 with no maintenance. Very serious threat: vegetation. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution and vandalism. Slight threat: uncontrolled access and existing nearby development.
     Ladislav Mertl, Mgr. of Geography, Kubanske namesti 1322/17, Praha 10-Vrsovice, tel/02/743213 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5, tel/02/55-33-40 completed survey on June 1992. Documentation: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia(1980); Letter of S. Lejcko (1984); cadastre of 1838, 1876; and census of 1724, 1835, 1930, 1991. Other documentation was inaccessible. The site was not visited. L. Hejny in Pravonin was interviewed 05-23-92.

PRAZAK: see Vodnany

PRCICE:     US Commission No. CZCE000259 (Part of twin towns SEDLEC-PRCICE)
Alternate name: Prtschitz, Pertschitz in German. Prcice is located in Bohemia, Benesov at 49°35 14°33, is 21 km NNW of Tabor, 40km ESE of Pribram. Cemetery: 1.5 km N. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with probably no Jews. Regional: Jewish congregation: ZNO Praha (Ms Jana Wolfova), Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 0301/2318664; Okresni Urad, Referat Kultury, 256 01 Benesov u Prahy; and PhDr Jiri Twoniak, District Conservator of Monuments, Zapova 601/22, 256 01 Benesov u Prahy; tel. 0301/23618.      Earliest known Jewish community was perhaps second half of 17th century. 1930 Jewish population was 23 in Prcice and 23 in Sedlec. The Jewish cemetery originated before 1725 with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1939 or 1940. Strezimir, 6 km away, used site. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land on a slight slope has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall and non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.174 ha. 20-100 stones date from 1782-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have iron decorations or lettering and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves but has a wall. Praha Jewish community owns the cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II, occasionally 1945-1991 with no maintenance. Very serious threat: vegetation. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and pollution. Slight threat: weather erosion, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Ladislac Mertl, mgr of geography, Kubanske namesti 1322/17, Praha 10-Vrsovice; tel. 02/743213; and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on June 1992. Documentation: H. Gold: Die Juden...Bohemens… (1934); Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia(1980); notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha from research in 1959; letter of J. Horyna -(1984); and censuses of 1724, 1930, 1991. Other documentation was inaccessible. Bazant and Sustr were interviewed several times during autumn 1991 and spring 1992.

PREHOROV: [used the cemetery at Tucapy until 1830's or 1840's] See Rozmberk for additional information. US Commission No. CZCE00046
Prehorov is located in Bohemia, Tabor at 49°15 14°45, 3 km SE of Sobeslav and 19 km SSE of Tabor. Cemetery: 1400 m SE, in the forest. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was first quarter of 18th century. 1930 Jewish population was 6 in Prehorov and 78 in Sobeslav; 16 people were subject to racial laws in Prehorov in 1941. Peak Jewish population was 1849 (over 100 people). Jews later moved to Sobeslav and to other big towns; seat of congregation probably moved to Sobeslav in late 19th century. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated between 1830-1850 with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial before 1943. Sobeslav, 3 km away, used site. The wooded flat isolated site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall and non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.0863 ha. 20-100 stones, most in original location, date from before mid-19th-20th century. The granite, limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains a pre-burial house ruin and no known mass graves. Praha Jewish community owns the cemetery. Adjacent properties are forest. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1981-91 but was devastated first in 1962. Local/municipal authorities did restoration in 1962-63 with vandalism afterward. There is no maintenance. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: vegetation and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion.      Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 1 August 1992. Documentation: census 1723, 1849, 1930; cadastre of 1829, 1854; notes of survey made by Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha (1947); Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries... (1980); Gustav A.Schimmer: Statistik des Judenthums...(1872); and letter of K. Volavkova. The site was not visited. Old inhabitants of the village Prehorov were interviewed (1987, 1991).

PRELOUC:     US Commission No. CZCE000159
Alternate name: Paschelautsch in German. Prelouc is located in Bohemia, Pardubice at 50°02 15°34, 14 km W of Pardubice. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with probably no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was after 1800. 1930 Jewish population was 29. Jews moved to big towns in second half of 19th century. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in 1887 with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial before 1943. The flat urban location, separate but near cemeteries, has no sign but has Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Reached by crossing municipal cemetery, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall and non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 1268 sq m ha. 20-100 stones, about half in original location and over 75% toppled or broken, date from end of 19th-20th century. The granite and sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves but no special sections. Within the limits of the site is a pre-burial house. The municipality owns Jewish cemetery property. Adjacent properties are residential and cemetery. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991 with no maintenance. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion.
     Vlastmila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, Engineer Mojmir Maly, Ve Stresovickach 58, 169 00 Praha 6; tel. 35-57-69; and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00, Praha 5, tel/02/55-33-40 completed survey on 20 May 1992. Documentation: short history of Jewish congregation (1892); and Josef Ladr: Dejiny Mesta Prelouce nad Labem (1926). No site visits or interviews occurred.

PREPREMYSLENI:     used the cemetery at Postrizin
PRERAU: (German) see Prerov

PREROV I:     US Commission No. CZCE000160
Alternate German name: Prerau. Prerov is located in Bohemia, Prerov at 49°25 17°27, 20 km SE of Olomouc. The old cemetery is located at 0.5 km S on Wurmova-Str. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was 1339. 1921 Jewish population was 336 and 267 in 1930. Jewish quarter was destroyed in 1642 with pogroms 1774 and 1850. Self-standing political community was 1880-1919. Rabbi Abraham Placzek, 1803-84; publicist Oskar Donath, 1882-1940; and musician Gideon Klein, 1914-45, are buried here. The unlandmarked cemetery originated in 18th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial about 1882. The flat urban location has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via no wall, fence, or gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.1414 ha. There are no stones, structures, memorial monuments or known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for recreation (park, playground, and athletic field). Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial and residential. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II and 1945-1981 with no maintenance. Moderate threat: proposed nearby development.
     Engineer arch. Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 1.3.1992. Documentation: Gold, Herman. Other exisiting documentation was not used. No site visits or interviews occurred.
PREROV II:     US Commission No. CZCE000161
The unlandmarked new cemetery, located at 1.5 km SE on Partyzanska-Str., originated in 1882 with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1970s-1980s. The flat suburban site, separate but near cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 0.51465 ha s and is now 0.3732 ha. 100-500 stones date from 18th century (transferred)-20th century. The granite, limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones or obelisks have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have iron decorations or lettering and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery has special section for refugees but no special memorial monuments, structure, or known mass graves. Olomouc Jewish community owns the property used as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The boundaries are smaller than 1939 because of commercial or industrial development. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred 1945-1981 with no maintenance. Local/municipal authorities, Jewish individuals and groups within country did restoration in 1990-91. Now there is regular unpaid caretaker. Slight threat: weather erosion, vegetation, vandalism, and existing nearby development, and proposed nearby development. See Prerov I for survey details.

PRESTAVLKY:     US Commission No. CZCE000391
Alternate German name: Prestawlik and Prestawilk. Prestavlky is located in Bohemia, Chrudim at 49°71 56°56, 10 km ESE of Chrudim and 14 km SE of Pardubice. Cemetery: 600 meters NNW of the chateau. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews. Regional: Mgr. Vera Brunclikova, Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, Pardubicka ulice, 537 01 Chrudim; tel. 0455/2451; Pamatkovy ustav vychodnich Cech, zamek, 530 02 Pardubice and Jewish Congregation: Ms. Jana Wolfova, Zidovska Nabozenska Obec v Praze, Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-69-25.      Earliest known Jewish community was 18th century but minyan was recorded in 1724 with more families after 1781. 1930 Jewish population was 8. Peak Jewish population was in mid-19th century with approximately 20 families. Later, Jews moved to big towns. Congregation disbanded about 1894. Born here was the prominent authority on Czech-Jewish movement, MUDr. Viktor Vohryzek (1864-1918). The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in 1844 with last known Conservative Jewish burial probably in first third of 20th century. The flat isolated rural (agricultural) site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall without gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.1518 ha. 1-20 stones date from approximately mid-19th-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. Praha Jewish community owns the cemetery site used. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991 with no maintenance. Very serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion and vegetation. Slight threat: pollution, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Vlastmila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, 312 15 Plzen; tel. office 02/231-06-34 and Jiri Fiedler, Brickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 23 August 1992. Documentation: censuses of 1724, 1825, 1930; notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha; Chrudimsko a Nasavrcko, IV (1926); Jahrbuch fur die israelische Cultusgemeinden Bohemens (1894-1895); Hugo Gold: Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens (1934); Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980). No site visits or interviews occurred.

PRESTAWILK: (German) see Prestavlky
PRESTAWLK: (German) see Prestavlky

PRESTICE:     US Commission No. CZCE000023
Alternate German name: Prestitz, Przestitz, Pschestitz. Prestice is located in Bohemia, Plzen South, 18 km SSW of Plzen. Cemetery: 2 km E, near road leading to the village Vodkrty. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was 54. Georg Leopold Weisel (1804-1873), writer of novels of Jewish life and book of Jewish folk legends, was born here. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated after 1900 with last known Progressive/Reform Jewish burial before WWII. Buried in the cemetery is Rabbi Leopold Singer, d. 1934. The flat isolated suburban site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 3387 sq. m. 20-100 stones, all in original location, date from 20th century. The granite finely smoothed and inscribed stones or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew and Czech inscriptions. Some have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims, no known mass graves or special sections, and a pre-burial house with a chimney. Plzen Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery and agricultural garden. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery probably was never vandalized. Local non-Jewish residents (tenant of pre-burial house) and Jewish groups within country Jewish congregation did restoration in 1990-1991. Plzen Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker use of the pre-burial house. Slight threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism.
     Jiri Fiedler, Brickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 25 December 1991. Documentation: history of town and notes of the Jewish Congregation in Plzen. The site was not visited.
     Update: I visited the cemetery recently and saw a family who might be caretakers. I collected all tomb names and took few photographs at http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/6691/prestice.html. Source: Julius Muller, Prague, Czech Republic: fish-cz@geocities.com

PRESTITZ: (German) see Prestice
PRIBOR:     US Commission No. CZCE000162
Alternate German name: Freiberg. Pribor is located in Morava, Novy Jicin at 49°40 18°12, 25 km SW of Ostrava. Cemetery: 0.8 km N, Ostravaska Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     Earliest known Jewish community was second half of 19th century. 1930 Jewish population was 48. The Jewish community originated in 1888. Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, lived here. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in 1855 with last known Conservative Jewish burial before 1942. The urban hillside, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is about 20x30 meters. No stones, memorial monuments, known mass graves, or structures exist. The municipality owns Jewish cemetery property. Adjacent properties are cemetery. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II and 1945-1981. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear. Slight threats: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, vandalism, and existing and proposed nearby development.
     Engineer-Arch Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 1 March 1992. Documentation: J. Lankoci: Pribor. Nastin hist. a kult. vyvoje mesta, Pribor 1968. Other exisiting documentation was not used. Klenovsky visited the site. No interviews.

PRIBRAM:     US Commission No. CZCE000163
[Before 1880 used the cemetery at Dobris]
Alternate German name: Pribrans. Pribram is located in Bohemia, Pribram at 49°42 14°01, 55 km SW of Prague. Cemetery: 1300 meters NE, near the road to village Obcov. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with fewer than 10 Jews. Regional: Engineer Ms. Touzimska, Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, Jiraskovy sady 240, 261 01 Pribram and Jewish Congregation: Ms. Jana Wolfova, Zidovska Nabozenska Obec, Maislova 18, 110 00 Praha.      Earliest known Jewish community was 1858. 1930 Jewish population was 235. Jindrich Kohn (1874-1935), writer and prominent person of Czech-Jewish movement lived here. The unlandmarked but still-active Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery originated after 1879. The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has inscriptions on pre-burial house in Czech and Hebrew, no sign, and Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 3163 sq. m. 100-500 stones, about half in original location and over 75% toppled or broken, date from about 1880-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have iron decorations or lettering, with bronze decorations or lettering, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims but no known mass graves or special sections. Within the limits of the site are a wall, a pre-burial house with wall inscriptions, and a device for lowering of casket into grave. The local Jewish community owns Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred 1945-1981, 1980 and 1992. Jewish groups within the country did restoration after 1980 and 1992. Now, individuals and regular caretaker paid by the Jewish congregation occasionally clear or clean. Serious threat: vandalism. Slight threats: weather erosion, pollution and vegetation.
     Vlastmila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, Engineer Mojmir Maly, Ve Stresovi ckach 58, 169 00 Praha 6; tel. 35-57-69 and Jiri Fiedler, Brickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 21 May 1992. Documentation: materials of the regional archives and notes of the Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha. The site was not visited.

PRIBRANS: (German) see Pribram

PRISTOUPIM:     US Commission No. CZCE000164
Part of town of Cesky Brod, Pristoupim is located in Bohemia, Kolin at 50°02 14°52, 2 km SE of Cesky Brod and 30 km E of Prague. Cemetery: 300 meters N, near the road to Cesky Brod. Present town population is under 1,000 with than 10 Jews. Regional: Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, Kutnohorska ul, 280 02 Kolin; and Jewish Congregation: Ms. Jana Wolfova, Zidovska Nabozenska Obec v Praze, Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-69-25; and the regional conservator: MUDr. Bohuslav Prochaska, Ceska 240, 284 01 Kutna Hora; tel. 0327/2621.      Earliest known Jewish community was 1724. 1930 Jewish population was 10 in Prestoupim and 74 in Cesky Brod. Jews moved to Besky Brod and big towns in second half of 19th century. The Jewish probably landmarked cemetery originated in 18th century. With last known Conservative or Progressive/ Reform Jewish burial for local inhabitants in 1939, in the cemetery is 1945 collective grave of 8 women from railway transport from Auschwitz. Kostelec nad Cernymi lesy (Ger: Schwarzkosteletz), 7 km away, probably Bykan (Ger: Wikan), 8 km away, and Kounice (Kaunitz), 6 km away, used site. The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing public football field, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall and non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.4298 ha. 500-5000 stones, most in original location, date from mid-18th-20th century. The marble, limestone, sandstone and slate flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains marked mass graves, no structures, and no special sections. Praha Jewish community owns cemetery. Adjacent properties are recreational and residential. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1981-91. Jewish groups within the country did the restoration in 1973 and 1991 with no maintenance. Serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: pollution. Slight threat: weather erosion and vegetation.
     Vlastmila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, Martina Chmelikova, Nad Ondrejovem 16, 140 00 Praha 4; tel. 02/69-20-350 and Jiri Fiedler, Brickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 27 May 1992. Documentation: Hugo Gold: Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens…(1934); Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980); Irena Mala and Ludmila Kubatova: Pochody smrti (1965). Other documentation was inaccessible. The site was not visited. Frismanova, Pritoupim, was interviewed in 1992.

PRIZER: see also Rozmberk Nad Vltavou
PROSSNITZ: (German) see Prostejov I and II

PROSTEJOV: (I) US Commission No. CZCE000165
Alternate German name: Prossnitz. Prostejov: (I) is located in Morava-Prostejov at 49°27 17°08, 15 km SW of Olomouc. Cemetery: old cemetery: 0.8 km SE, Chorazova Street. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with than 10 Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was 1445. 1930 Jewish population was 1,442. Privilege was granted in 1584 to 1850-1919 self-standing political community. Max Fleischer (1841-1905), architect; Veit Ehrenstamm, factory owner; Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), philosopher; and family of writer Stefan Zweig lived here. The Jewish cemetery originated in 1801 with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1908. Buried in the unlandmarked cemetery is Veit Ehrenstamm, factory owner. The flat urban cemetery has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via no wall, fence, or gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.7277 ha. Within the limits of the cemetery are no stones, special memorial monuments, structures, or known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for recreation (park, playground, athletic field) and school. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II. There is no maintenance.
     Engineer-Arch Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 1 March 1992. Documentation: Hugo Gold: Die Juden und Judengemeinden Morava…(1928) and Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980). Other exisiting documentation was not used. No site visits or interviews occurred.
PROSTEJOV II:     US Commission No. CZCE000166
     Cemetery: new cemetery: 0.8 km SE, Chorazova-Str. Caretaker with key is Jindriska Nabieralova, Brnenska 3130, 797 00 Prostejov; tel. 0. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in 1908 with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1980s. The flat suburban, rural (agricultural) site, separate but near cemeteries, has a Czech sign or plaque mentioning the Holocaust and the Jewish community and inscriptions on pre-burial house. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall, a continuous fence, and locking gate surround. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 1.7581 and is now 0.6195 ha. 500-5000 stones in original location date from 20th century. The marble and granite flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, multi-stone monuments or obelisks have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have iron decorations or lettering, with bronze decorations or lettering and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims and Jewish soldiers and a pre-burial house with wall inscriptions (custodian's house), but no known mass graves. Brno Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The boundaries are smaller than 1939 because of town cemetery. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991. Regional/national authorities and Jewish groups within country do restoration annually. Brno Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker. Slight threat: pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
     Engineer-Arch Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 1 March 1992. Documentation: Hugo Gold: Die Juden und Juden Gemeinden Morava (1928) and Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980). Other exisiting documentation was not used. No site visits or interviews occurred.

PROSTIBOR:     used the cemetery at Telice

PROTIVIN:     US Commission No. CZCE000047
[Also used the cemetery at Vodnany before 1878] Protivin is located in Bohemia, Pisek at 49°12 14°13, 12 km SE of Pisek and 30 km NW of Ceske Budejovice. Cemetery: 2 km NE of the chateau in a forest. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews. Regional: Zbynek Samsuk (Director) and Jiri Hladky (Inspector for Care of Historical Monuments), Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, O. Sevcika 207, 397 01 Pisek. Telephones: Samsuk-0362/4384 and Hladky-0362/2321; and Engineer Petr Kotrba, Pamatkovy ustav, namesti Premysla Otokara 34, 370 21 Ceske Budejovice; tel. 038/237-92; and Jewish Congregation: Ms. Jana Wolfova, Zidovska Nabozenska Obec v Prze, Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-69-25.      Earliest known Jewish community was prayer room recorded in 1724 but congregation was recorded in first half of 19th century. 1930 Jewish population was 12 with scanty congregation. Peak Jewish population was probably in last quarter of 19th century. Last prayer-hall closed in 1923. Seat of regional congregation in 20th century was in Vodnany, 6 km away. Jewish resident Josef Holub, the oldest living Austrian citizen, was born in Protivin and died in Vienna in 1956 at age of 104. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in 1878 with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial probably in 1942. The wooded hillside, separate but near cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall without gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.0716 ha. 20-100 tombstones in 22 pieces, with about half in original location and over 75% toppled or broken, date from last quarter of 19th-20th century. The granite, limestone and sandstonefinely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. Praha Jewish community owns cemetery. Adjacent properties are woods. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991 with no maintenance. Serious threat: pollution and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion and vegetation.
     Vlastmila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, Martina Chmelikova, Nad Ondrejovem 16, 140 00 Praha 4; tel. 02/69-20-350 and Jiri Fiedler, Brickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 20 August 1992. Documentation: censuses of 1724, 1872, and 1930; Hugo Gold: Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens…(1934); Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980); 1983 letter of A. Prochazkova and 1983 letter of B. Kostel. No site visits or interviews occurred.

PRTSCHITZ: (German) see Prcice

PRUDICE:     US Commission No. CZCE000392
Alternate German name: Pruditz. Prudice is located at 49°32 14°40, 11 km N of Tabor and 61 km NNE of Ceske Budejovice. Cemetery: 0.5 km SW. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews. Regional: Jewish Congregation: Ms. Jana Wolfova, Zidovska Nabozenska Obec v Prze, Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-69-25. Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, Palackeho 350, 390 01 Tabor; tel. 0361/22646.      Earliest known Jewish community was 1723. 1930 Jewish population was 0. Prudice was the seat of a scanty congregation for surrounding villages in 18th century; prayer-room moved to Nemysl probably in 18th century with 18 people in Nemysl and 8 people in Prudice in 1880. Congregation disbanded probably in second half of 19th century. The probably landmarked Jewish cemetery originated before 1723 with the last known Conservative Jewish burial legible in 1939. Nemysl (2 km away) in 19th century and Strezimir (4 km away) since 19th century used site. The isolated rural (agricultural) crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public path now partly hidden in an agricultural field, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall in quite good condition and non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.2895 ha. 100-500 stones date from 1789-20th century. The granite, limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves but has special section for refugees. Within the limits of the site is a hardly damaged pre-burial house. Praha Jewish community owns cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Frequently, organized individual tours, private visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery lies close to a marked tourist route. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991 with no maintenance. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: existing and proposed nearby development.
     Ladislav Mertl, Mgr. of Geography, Kubankske namesti 1322/17, Praha 10-Vrsovice; tel. 02/743213 and Jiri Fiedler, Brickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5 completed survey [about 1992].

PRUDITZ: (German) see Prudice
PRZESTITZ: (German) see Prestice
PSCHELAUTSCH: (German) see Prelouc
PSCHESTITZ: (German) see Prestice

PUCLICE:     US Commission No. CZCE000287
Alternate German name: Putzlitz and Pustlitz. Puclice is located in Bohemia, Domazlice at 49°33 13°01, 14 km NNE of Damzlice and 31 km SW of center of Plzen. Cemetery: 1100 meters SW. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews. Regional: Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, namesti Pionyrd 228, 334 01 Domazlice; tel. 0189/4770; Jewish congregation: Zidovska Nabozenska Obec, Smetany sady 5, 301 37 Plzen; tel. 019/357-49; and Pamatkovy ustav, Dominikanska 4, 301 00 Plzen; tel. 019/376-78 or 358-71.      Earliest known Jewish community was synagogue constructed in 1811 but congregation was probably older. 1930 Jewish population was 2 in Puclice and 30 in Stankov. 10 families were permitted in first half of 19th century; after 1850 more families settled in neighboring townlet of Stankov and common congregation "Puclice-Stankov" existed. Seat of congregation moved to Stankov in late 19th century. Independent congregation disbanded in 1931. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in allegedly in 1750 with last known Conservative Jewish burial legible 1942. Buried in the cemetery are ancestors of Professor Fred Hahn (born 1906 in Stankov), historian and resident of New York. Stankov (Ger: Stankau); Osvracin (Ger: Wostratschin); Horsovsky Tyn (Ger: Bischofteinitz); Kolovec (Ger: Kollautschen); and Kanice, 4 to 9 km away, used site. The isolated and wooded flat land has a sign or plaque in Czech mentions Jews. Reached by crossing public forest, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.1924 ha. 20-100 stones, all in original location, date from first half of 19th-20th century. The marble, granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves, structures, or special sections. Plzen Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are forest. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred 1945-1981 after 1960. Individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin did restoration in 1976 with vandalism afterward. There is no maintenance. Moderate threat: existing and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion and vandalism.
     Dr. Peter Braun, Komenskeho 43, 323 13 Plzen; tel. 019/52-15-58; Rudolf Loewy, Jesenicka 33, 323 23 Plzen; tel. 019/52-06-84 and Jiri Fiedler, Brickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 28 October 1992. Documentation: censuses of 1724, 1830, and 1930; 1960 notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha; Jahrbuch fur die israelische Cultusgemeinden Bohemens (1894-1895); Hugo Gold: Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens…(1934); Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980); Gustav A. Schimmer: Statistik des Judenthums (1873); and Karl Liebscher: Der politische Amtsberzirk Bischofteinitz (1913). The site was not visited. Prof. F. Hahn in New York and Prague was interviewed (1990-1992).

PUKLICE:     US Commission No. CZCE000167
Alternate German name: Puklitz. Puklice is located in Morava-Jihlava at 49°20 15°40, 6 km SE of Jihlava. Cemetery: 0.2 km SE. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was after 1454. 1930 Jewish population was 6. The Jewish cemetery established in 15th century ended in 1890 with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1932. Jihlava, 6 km away, used this cemetery landmarked as Nr. 5155 S.M. The isolated suburban crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall without gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.1493 ha. 20-100 stones, most in original location, date from 1696-20th century. The marble, granite and sandstone flat shaped stones and finely smoothed and inscribed stones have Hebrew and German inscriptions. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no special memorial monuments or known mass graves. Within the limits of the site is a destroyed pre-burial house. Brno Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991. Local non-Jewish residents did restoration in 1960s and 1970s. There is no maintenance. Serious threat: pollution. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Engineer arch Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 1 March 1992. Documentation: Hugo Gold: Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens (1934); Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980). Other exisiting documentation was not used. The site was not visited.

PUKLITZ: (German) see Puklice
PURSCHAU: (German) for Porejov
PUSTLITZ: (German) see Puclice
PUTZERIED: (German for Pocinovice) used the cemetery at Loucim
PUTZLITZ: (German) see Puclice
PYSELY: also used cemetery at Kostelec U Krisku

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