For more accurate Jewish community dates than those given in the US Commission surveys, see the Czech Republic page.
ALSTADT: Jindrichuv Stare Mesto pod Landstejn Hradec (Bohemia) ALTLANGENDORF: (German) see Dlouha Ves ALTSTADT: (German) see Stare Mesto Pod Landstejnem AMONSRUEN: (German) Cheb (Bohemia), see Uboci AMSCHELBERG: (German) see Kosova Hora ANTONKA: (a hamlet) see Kamenice Nad Lipou ARNITZGRUEN: (German for Arnoltov) Sokolov (Bohemia), also used cemetery at Krasna Lipa ARNAU: (German) Trutnov (Bohemia) Hostinne, see Hostinne ARNESTZGRUEN: see ARNOLTOV ARNITZGRUEN: see ARNOLTOV
ARNOLTOV: US Commission No. CZCE000317
Sokolov (Bohemia). (Arnitzgruen in German) also used cemetery at Krasna Lipa
Cemetery: 300 m SW of the biggest farm (estate) of the village. Alternate names: Arnitzgrun and Anestzgrun in Bohemia, Sokolov. At 50º 06' 12º 37', 16 km ENE of Cheb and 23 km SW of Karlovy Vary. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
Town: Obecni urad, 357 64 Kostelni Briza.
Regional: Okresni Urad, Referat Kultury; Jednoty 654; 356 Ol Sokolov; tel. 0168/225-83 or 223-68 and Zidovska Nabozenska Obec; Smetanovy sady 5; 301 37 Plzen; tel. 019/357-49 and Pamatkovy ustav; Dominikanska 4/6; 301 00 Plzen; tel. 019/354-62 or 358-71.
Interested: Statni zidowvske Muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02-231-06-34 or 231-07-85 and Okresni Muzeum, Zamecka 1, 356 Ol Sokolov; tel. 0168/239-30.
Earliest known Jewish community dates from late 18th or early 19th century. 1930 Jewish population was 0. The largest Jewish population was in the mid-19th century with 127 in 1850. Later, Jews moved to big towns. The congregation disbanded and the synagogue closed before 1878 with last Jewish family left the village before 1890. The Jewish cemetery originated probably in the first half of the 19th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial in the unlandmarked cemetery 1915, one refugee from Galicia. The isolated hillside and crown of a hill between fields and woods has no sign. Reached by crossing private field, forest, access is open to all via no wall, fence, or gate. The pre-and post-W.W.II size of the cemetery is 0.146 ha. 20-100 gravestones in original location with approximately less than 25% toppled or broken date from first half of 19th century. The limestone flat, shaped granite tombstones have Hebrew and/or German inscriptions. Plzen Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and forest. Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors stop rarely. Vandalism occurred between 1945 and 1882. No maintenance or care. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Security and vegetation are moderate threats. Weather erosion and vandalism are slight threats. Vegetation overgrowth seasonally prevents access. Security and vegetation are moderate threats.
Vlastimila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, 312 15 Plzen; tel. office 02/231-06-34 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 26 August 1992 using the follow documentation: 1. cadastre [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent, and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] of 1841-1859; 2. Heimatskunde des politischen Bezirkes Falkenau (1898); 3. Frantisek Roubik: list of Jewish congregations in 1850 (in: Rocenka Spolecnosti pro dejiny zidu..., 1935); 4. Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens (1934); and 5. Notes of the Statni Zidovske Museum, Praha. V. Hamackova and J. Fiedler visited site in 1989 and 1991. No interviews conducted.
AURINOWES: (German) see Uhrineves AURSCHINEWES: (German) see Uhrineves AUSCHA: (German) see Ustek AUSPITZ: (German) see HUSTOPECE AUSSIG: (German) see Usti nad Labem AUSTERLITZ: (German) see Slavkov U Brna
BABCICE: US Commission No. CZCE0000318
Tabor (Bohemia). Cemetery: 1,100 meters NNE of Babcice and 400 meters ENE of settlement: Osikovec. German name: Babtschitz. Located in Tabor, Bohemia at 49º29' 14º54, 17 km ENE of Tabor and 65 km NNE of Ceske Budejovice. Present town population is under 1000 with no Jews.
Interested: Jewish Congregation: Jewish Congregation: ZNO Praha (Ms. Jana Wolfova), Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/2318664. Also, Husitske Muzeum, namesti Mikulase z Husi 44, 390 01 Tabor; tel. 0361/22242. Also, Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/2310634.
Earliest known Jewish community dates from 1830-1940. 1930 Jewish population was 0. Of historic note: Scanty congregation for surrounding villages; top of Jewish population in 1848. Later, moving to town (20 in 1880, 10 in 1900.) Unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in 1842. Last known probably Orthodox Jewish burial was first third of the 20th century. Between fields and woods, the isolated hillside has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open via a continuous masonry wall and non-locking gate. The size of cemetery before and after W.W.II is 0.1716 or 0.1884 ha. 20-100 gravestones in original location with 20-100 not in original location and 50-75% broken or toppled. Tombstones date from 1841-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German, and/or Czech inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Prague Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural forest. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred prior to World War II, during World War II, occasionally in the last ten years, and between 1945 and ten years ago. Cleared vegetation and fixing of the wall by regional or national authorities about 1970 is the only maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house. Security (uncontrolled access), pollution and vandalism are moderate threats. Weather erosion, vegetation, and incompatible nearby development are slight threats. Vegetation overgrowth seasonally prevents access.
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 in August 1992. Documentation: 1. J. Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980), 2. Records of Cemetery Committee of Council of Jewish Congregations, 1985, 3. Cadastre [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] of 1830, 1840; and 4. Censuses of 1849, 1880, 1900, 1930, and 1991. Other documentation exists but is too old and inaccessible, referring to the Archives of the Prague Jewish Congregation: US Commission No. 26, 35, 36, 60, 61, and 62. Ladislva Mertl visited site on 18 July 1992. No interviews were conducted.
BABTSCHITZ: see BABCICE BAD KOENGISWART: (German) see Lazne Kynzvart BARCHUVEK: (German: Klein-Barchow and Klein-Barchau) also used cemeteries at Novy Bydzov I
BATELOV: US Commission No. CZCE000058
Cemetery: 0.8 km W of Batelov. Alternate/former German name: Battelau in Jihlava, Morava, at 49º 19 and 15 24, 16 km SW of Jihlava, Moravia. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
Earliest known Jewish community dates from after 1426. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 31. A big fire in 1790 effected the Jews community. Professor Moritz Antscerl and Gustav Bohm, a painter, lived in Batelov. The Jewish cemetery originated in the 16th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial before 1942. Landmarked: # 4693 S.M. Between fields and woods, the isolated crown of a hill has Czech sign mentioning the Jewish community. Reached by turning off a public road, access is open with permission via a continuous fence and locking gate. The size of cemetery before and after W.W.II is 0.209 ha. 100-500 gravestones, in original location with 50%-75% broken or toppled, date from 1715-20th century. The marble and granite flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew and German inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Brno Jewish community owns Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II and between 1945 and ten years ago. Local non-Jewish residents, regional or national authorities, and Jewish groups within country cleared vegetation, fixed wall and gate in 1984-5. Brno Jewish Congregation pays the regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Security (uncontrolled access), Weather erosion, Pollution, Vegetation, Vandalism, and Incompatible nearby development, existing or proposed are slight threats. Vegetation overgrowth seasonally prevents access.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 8 March 1992. Documentation: the Hugo Gold book. Klenovsky visited site in September 1991 but conducted no interviews.
BATTELAU: see BATELOV BECHCIN: (Yiddish?) see Bestin BECHIN: see Bechuyne BECHING: see Bechyne
BECHYNE: US Commission No. CZCE000212
Alternate/former German names: Bechin and Beching. in Tabor, Bohemia at 49º18 14º29, 20 km SW of Tabor and 90 km S of Praha. Cemetery: 100 meters NW of the square in Michalska street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with probably no Jews.
Interested: 1. Muzeum Krizkova 31, 390 01 Tabor; tel. 0361/222-42; 2. Muzeum keramiky, namesti TGM 140, 391 65 Bechyne; tel. 0361/933-53; and 3. Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jacymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-06-34 or 231-07-85.
Caretaker with key: Josef Zunt, Michalska 314, 391 65 Bechune.
Earliest known Jewish community is probably first quarter of the 17th century. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 32. Jews moved to big towns in the 20th century. Jewish cemetery originated first half of the 17th century. Noteworthy Jews buried in the cemetery were rabbis with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial was before 1943. Landmarked: (no details given). The urban hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, 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. Size of cemetery before and after W.W.II is 0.1257 ha. 20-100 gravestones are in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken. Tombstones date 1687-20th 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. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Praha Jewish community owns property used for a Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Occasionally, organized Jewish tours or pilgrimage groups and private visitors stop. Local or municipal authorities and Jewish groups within the country re-erected stones, cleaned stones, cleared vegetation, fixed wall, and fixed gate in 1977, 1987, and 1990. The cemetery now receives occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals and by a regular caretaker paid by Praha Jewish Congregation. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Security (uncontrolled access) and vandalism pose a slight threat. Vegetation overgrowth seasonally prevents access.
Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 28 June 1992. Documentation: 1. Arnost Chleborad: Popis okresu bechynskeho (1928); 2. Jahrbuch fur die israelische Cultusgemeinden Bohemens (1894-95); 3. Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980); and 4. Letter of Local Historian, Ms. Jirina Vesela (1985. Fiedler visited site in 1991 and interviewed J. Zunt, the caretaker.
BECOV NAD TEPLOU: US Commission No. CZCE000271
Cemetery: 900 meters W of square, near Hotel Bristol and railway station; close to the intersection of roads leading to Nova Ves and Tisova. The alternate/former German name of town was Petschau in Karlovy Vary, Bohemia at 50º 05' and 12º 49', 15 km SSW of Karlovy Vary. [The town name is sometimes abbreviated as Becov n.T.] Present town population is 1,000-5000 with no Jews.
Town: Mestsky Urad, 364 64 Becov nad Teplou; tel. 017/993-18.
Interested: 1. Dr. Stanislav Burachovic, Karlovarske Muzeum, Zamecky vrch 2, 360 01 Karlovy Vary; tel. 017/269-95; 2. Engineer Stanslav Weiser, Charkovska 2, 360 01 Karlovy Vary; and 3. Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jacymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-06-34 or 231-07-85.
Earliest known Jewish community was the second half of the 17th century. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 18. Noteworthy historical events: The Jewish population peaked in the first half of the 19th century with 38 families permitted. After 1848, moving to big towns; independent congregation disbanded after 1922; Krisallnacht; and the 1938 expulsion of Jews. Noteworthy individuals who lived in Becov and Teplou were three Loewy brothers: 1. Engineer, Erwin Loewy (1897-1959 New York), co-founder of Hydropress Ltd., NY, designer of US military rockets; 2. Engineer Alfred Loewy, co-founder of Hydropress Ltd, NY; and 3. Ludwig Loewy, founder of Loewy Engineering Co. (arms industry) in England. The date Jewish cemetery originated before 1663. Famous Rabbis and Loewy ancestors are buried in this cemetery with last known Conservative Jewish burial was before 1939. Other towns and villages that used this unlandmarked cemetery probably were Utvina (Ger: Uitwa), 9 km away, and Touzim (Ger. Theusing), 12 km away, before the cemetery in Utvina was founded. The isolated suburban, flat land and hillside has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission with no wall, fence or gate. The present size of cemetery is 0.09 ha. No gravestones are visible. Some stones removed from the cemetery are in another cemetery. A few were used as a stone wall in the street near the railways. Some gravestones were used as both pavement and foundations of a road in the village of Vodna, about 2 km away. Three gravestones are in the lapidarium of the local castle of Becov n.T. Before the Nazis, the oldest known gravestone was 1662. No known mass graves. Either the local Jewish community of Karlovy Vary or the municipality ownsproperty used for Jewish cmetery and a broadened street. Adjacent properties are residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose either the same or a smaller area because of new road or highway. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism by the Nazis in 1938 completely destroyed site. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures.
Dr. Peter Braun [Komenskeho 43, 323 13 Plzen; tel. 019/52-15-58], Rudolf Lowy [Jesenicka 33, 323 23 Plzen; tel. 019/52-06-84] and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 29 October 1992. Documentation: 1. Censuses of 1570, 1675, 1724, 1830, and 1930; 2. Topographie der historischen and Kunstgeschichtlichen Denkmaler in den Bezirken Tepl und Mariendbad (1932); 3. "Stanislav Burachovic Pohrbeny hrbitov" [in: Arnika, 1992, US Commission No. 31]; 4. The Jews of Czechoslovakia, I, p. 402; 5. Notes of Mrs. de Beaufort-von Croy and Mr. Von Croy (see 79 [?]); and 6. Letter of Engineer S. Weiser (see 12) [?], 1992. US Commission No. 35, 36, and 53 in the cadastral archives were not accessible for the survey. Dr. P. Braun and R. Lowy visited site on May 1992 and interviewed Prinz Alexis von Croy, 8359 Aicha vorm Wald, Germany, N.B. in consultations in Praha from 1982-1989.
BEHAROV: (formerly Viharov, Wihorschau in German) used the cemeteries at Janovice Nad Uhlavou and at Loucim BELA NAD RADBUZOU: (Weissensulz in German) also used cemetery at Mutenin BELEC: see also Mlada Vozice BENATKY NAD JIZEROU: also used cemetery at Mlada Boleslav BENDOVO ZAHORI: also used cemetery at Mlada Vozice in the 19th century BENESCHAU: (German) see Benesov I and II
BENESOV I: US Commission No. CZCE000213
Cemetery: 100 meters NW of square in Nova Prazska Street called the Old Cemetery. German alternate/former name: Beneschau in Benesov, Bohemia at 49º47' 14º41', 38 km SSE of Prague. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
Town: Mestsky Urad, 256 01 Benesov u Prahy.
Regional: 1. Okresni Urad, Referat Kultury, 256 01Benesov u Prahy; 2. (Jewish congregation) Zidovska Nabozenska Obec, (Ms. Jana Wolfova), Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/2318664; and 3. PhDr. Jiri Tywoniak (District Conservator of Monuments), 256 01 Benesov u Prahy; tel. 0301/23618.
Interested: Okreni Muzeum Benesov, Male namesti 74, 256 01 Benesov u Prahy and Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-06-34 or 231-07-85. The municipal authorities have the key and are caretaker.
May have information: Otilie Ornsteinova, Bezrucova 1271, 256 01 Benesov u Prahy; tel. 0201/23228 and Miroslav Brchel, Jiriho Franka 1637, 256 01 Benesov u Prahy.
Earliest known Jewish community is allegedly 1679, but probably 18th century. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 237. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated before 1688. Rabbis are buried in the cemetery. Date of the last probably Conservative Jewish burial was about 1883. Bystrice (Ger: Bistritz) used this isolated flat urban site without sign about 6 km away. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission with a broken masonry wall but not the original one and locking gate surround. Size of cemetery before W.W.II was probably 0.0757 ha. Present size of cemetery is 0.03 ha. The original cemetery land is a lapidarium with 19 tombstones, 25% broken. Stones removed from the cemetery were incorporated into roads or structures; 9 are in the new cemetery with about 65 tombstones buried in this cemetery. The buried tombstones date from 1687 OR mid 18th-century to 19th centuries. The limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, or one round column have Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used as a lapidarium (symbolical cemetery). Adjacent properties are parking, street, and unused plots. Compared to 1939, boundaries are smaller because of new roads. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. The original cemetery was demolished by both local authorities of Benesov and by Praha Jewish Congregation in 1984-1985. Maintenance is the new wall and building of lapidarium by individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin and local or municipal authorities in 1985. The municipal authority and caretaker provides care paid by local contributions. Security is a slight threat.
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 in June 1992. Documentation: 1. Kajetan Turek: Prispevek k dejinam sidu v Benesove (1925); 2. J. Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980); 3. Letters of M. Brchel (listed above) from 1984-1985; and 4. 1930 and 1991 censuses. Other documentation was inaccessible. Ladislav Mertl who interviewed Dr. J. Tywoniak in 1987 visited site on 7 June 1992. BENESOV II: (new cemetery) US Comm CZCE 0000214
Cemetery: 0.5 km NE of the main square. See BENESOV I for details of town. Zdenek Vesely, Na Karlove 78, 256 01 Benesov; tel. 0301/22563 has the key and is caretaker.
This Jewish cemetery originated in 1883. Buried here is Mojzis Blan (died 1933), well-known rabbi of Golcuv Jenikov with last known probably Conservative Jewish burial was during W.W.II. Bystrice (Ger: Bistritz) [6 km from Benesov] and Tynec nad Sazabou (Ger. Jenikov) about 9 km away used this unlandmarked cemetery. A low wall and a gate separate the urban hillside, part of a municipal cemetery. The cemetery has a sign in Hebrew commenting on human fate: "From dust to dust". Reached by turning directly off a public road, then from the municipal cemetery through the gate or through the ceremonial hall, access is through a gate. A slightly broken masonry wall with a locking gate surrounds the cemetery. Size of cemetery before and after WWII is 0.2 ha. 100-500 gravestones, 20-100 gravestones not in original locations, include about 10 tombstones transferred from the old cemetery. 25-50% toppled or broken. Stones removed from the cemetery are incorporated into roads or structures. Stones date from 1882-20th 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. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to murdered families but no known mass graves. Prague Jewish community owns Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and municipal cemetery. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II, occasionally in the last ten years, and between 1945 and ten years ago. Local non-Jewish residents and Jewish groups within the country re-erected stones after W.W.II, occasionally cleared vegetation, and fixed wall and fixed gate in the last five years. The regular caretaker is paid by a local contribution. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with a tahara (table) and wall paintings. Security (uncontrolled access), weather erosion, and vandalism are slight threats.
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 in June 1992. Documentation: 1. Kajetan Turek: Prispevek k dejinam zidu v Benesove (1925); 2. Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia(1980); and 3. Census 1930, 1991. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible, namely US Commission No. 22, 26, 35, 36, 60, 61, 62, 64 in archives of Prague Jewish Congregation. Mertl visited site on 23 June 1992 and interviewed the caretaker Zdenek Vesely, Na Karlove 788, 256 01 Benesov; tel. 0301/22563 many times in the past, always in Benesov.
BERAUN: see BEROUN BERGREICHENSTEIN: (German for Kasperske Hory) used Dlouha Ves BERNARTICE: (called Pernartitz in German) used the cemetery at Straz BERNARTICE: (called BERNARTITZ in German) also used the cemetery at Zbesicky
BEROUN: before 1886 used cemeteries at Liten and at Morina
BEROUN: US Comm. no. CZCE00028
Alternate/former German name of town or village is Beraun. Location: 2 km. WSW in Beroun, Bohemia at 49º57 14º 05, 29 km WSW of Prague. Present total town population: 5,000-25,000; current Jewish population under 10.
Regional: 1. (Jewish Congregation): ZNO Praha (Ms. Jana Wolfova, Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1, tel. 02/2318664; 2. Okresni urad, referat kultury, Ms. Markova, 266 01 Beroun; 3. Pamatkovy urad strednich Cech, Hybernska 18, 110 01 Praha 1, tel. 02/235490 to 2
Interested in the site: 1. Statni zidovske muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1, tel. 02/2310634 and 2. Okresni muzeum Beroun, Husovo namesti 87, 266 01 Beroun, tel. 0311/2091.
Keys: 1. Stanislav Vacek, caretaker, tr. Miru 1158, 266 01 Beroun. 2. Rudolf Kucera, tr. Miru 1144, 266 01 Beroun, and 3. Jan Jires, tr. Miru 1218, 266 01 Beroun. Stanislav Vacek is the caretaker.
Date of earliest known Jewish community in town is 1852. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 113. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1866 with last known Progressive/Reform Jewish burial: 1953. The cemetery is probably not protected. The isolated suburban, hillside (really a small slope) has inscriptions in the pre- burial house in Czech and with a sign in Czech saying: "What you are now, we have been too/ What we are now, you will be too." The cemetery is reached by turning directly off a public road. Access is open with permission. A continuous masonry wall and a gate that locks surround the cemetery. Size of cemetery before WWII was about 0.329 hectares. Present size of cemetery is 0.17 hectares. 100-500 gravestones are in original location and 20-100 not in original locations. Less than 25% of surviving stones are toppled or broken. Stone removed from the cemetery are incorporated into roads or structures. The gravestones are from after 1885 through 20th century. The granite, limestone, and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, sculpted monuments, multi-stone monuments, or obelisks/round columns have nscriptions in Hebrew, German, and/or Czech. Some with metal fences around graves. Several family memorials are included among graves. The present owner is the Prague Jewish community. The property is used for a Jewish cemetery and as a garden. Properties adjacent are agricultural, residential, and a road. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose a smaller area because of new roads or highways and a garden, i.e., burial is only on one third of the property. Occasionally, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, private visitors, and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and between 1945 and ten years ago but not in the last 10 years. Care: re-erection of stones, patching of broken stones, cleaning of stones, clearing of vegetation, and fixing of all as well as the creation of the ceremonial hall-mortuary by local/municipal authorities and Jewish and non-Jewish groups/individuals within the country between 1970 and 1972. The Jewish Congregation of Prague rents part of the cemetery for gardening to pay the regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre- burial house with a tahara (table), wall inscriptions, and a chimney. Two tablets installed on a back of the burial house are dedicated to significant persons from the local community. Also, a tablet fixed on the wall by the main entrance commemorates the founding members of the local Hevra Kadisha (Burial Society) and notes original warnings related to required behavior in the cemetery. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access.
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. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 7 July 1992 using the following documentation: 1. Jahrbuch fur die israelische Cultusgemeinden Bohmens (1893-94); 2. J. Vavra: Pameti kralovskeho mesta Berouna (1899); 3. Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia(1980); 4. Judische Enzyklopedie, Berlin; and 5. Censuses of 1930 and 1991. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible: specificially records no. 26, 36, 53, 62 in archives of Jewish Congregation in Prague. Ladislave Mertl visited the site on 6 June 1992 when he interviewed Jan Jires and Stanislav Vacek.
BESDIEKAU: (German) before 1869 see Strakonice BESDIEKOW: (German) before 1869 see Strakonice
BESTIN: (before 1835) used cemetery at Liten
BESTIN: US Comm. no. CZCE000029
Alternate/former names of Bestin are Bieschtin (German) and Bechcin [Yiddish?] in Beroun, Bohemia at 49º49 14º 02, 12 km N of Pribram and 42 km SW of Prague. Location: 800 meters NE, on the cadastre [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent, and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] of Hostomice, near the road leading to Hostomice. Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.
Town officials: Obecni urad, 267 24 Hostomice.
Regional: 1. Jewish Congregation: ZNO Praha (Ms. Jana Wolfova), Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1, tel. 02/2318664; 2. Okresni urad, referat kultury, Ms. Markova, 266 01 Beroun; and 3. Pamatkovy urad strednich Cech, Hybernska 18, 11 01 Praha 1, tel. 02/2354940 to 2.
Interested: Statni zidovske muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1, tel. 02/2310634 and Frantisek Nezval, 268 01 Horovice 542 and Okresni muzeum Beroun, Husovo namesti 87, 266 01 Beroun, tel. 0311/3091.
The earliest known Jewish community in town dates from the late 18th century or the early 19th century. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 0 in Bestin and 38 in Hostomice. In 1866, Bestin and Hostomice's Jewish population sustained a pogrom. The Jewish congregation moved to Hostomice after 1872 but the synagogue in Bestin was used by the congregation until 1941. The Jewish cemetery was established perhaps 1835 with last known Conservative or Reform/Progressiv Jewish burial in 1946. Hostomice (since the second half of the 19th century), about 2 km. away, and Lochovice, about 5 km. away, used this cemetery. The cemetery is probably not protected. The rural (agricultural) hillside, separate, but near other cemeteries with no sign, is reached by turning directly off a public road. Access is open with permission via a broken masonry wall and no gate. Size of cemetery before and after WWII about 0.3 hectares. 100-500 gravestones, more than 75 % toppled or broken, are in cemetery with 20-100 in original location and 100-500. The gravestones date from 1835 (but legible only from 1838) to 20th century. The granite, limestone, and sandstone flat shaped stones; finely smoothed and inscribed stones; and multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German, or Czech Inscriptions. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces and metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Prague Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery purposes only. Properties adjacent are meadow and forest. Rarely, private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten and between 1945 and ten years ago. No care or maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house -- hardly ruined. Vandalism is a very serious threat. Security (uncontrolled access because of secluded location) and vegetation are serious threats. Weather erosion, Pollution, and Incompatible nearby development are slight threats. The vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem disturbing graves.
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. 02/55-33-40 completed this survey on 7 July 1992 using the following documentation: 1. Frantisek Nezval: Zide v Horovicich a okoli (manuscript, 1986); 2. Monografie Horovicka a Berounska, III (1929), VI (1931); 3. Dnesek 1948; pg. 633- 635; 4. G.A. Schimmer: Statistik des Judenthums... (1982); 5. Notes of Statni Zidovske muzeum Praha; 6. Letters of F. Nezval (1984); 7. Cadastre [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent, and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] of 1839; and 8. Censuses of 1930 and 1991. Other documentation exists but was not accessible: specifically records No. 26, 35, 36, 59, 60 in archives of Jewish Congregation in Prague. Ladislav Mertl who conducted no interviews visited the site for this survey on 6 June 1992.
BEZDEKOV: (Hungarian) see STRAKONICE
BEZDRUZICE: US Comm. no. CZCE000011
Alternate/former German name is Weseritz in Tachov, Bohemia at 49º54 12º58, 35 km NW of Plzen. Location: 1 km W of town; in cadastre [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] of the village Resin or Rossin (German). Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.
Town: Mestsky urad., 349 53 Bedruzice.
Regional: Okresni urad, odbor kultury, 347 01 Tachov.
Interested: Okresni muzeum, trida Mir Street 447, 347 01 Tachov.
Earliest known Jewish community in town dates from 1806. 1930 Jewish population (census): 21. Jews moved to large towns after 1890. Jewish cemetery was established probably at the beginning of the 19th century. The last known Jewish burial was 1930s. Between fields and woods, the isolated flat land with no sign is reached by turning directly off a public road. Access is open to all. A broken masonry wall and no gate surround the cemetery. Size of cemetery before and after WWII is 1655 sq. meters. 20-100 gravestones, more than 75% toppled or broken, are 20-100 in original location and 1-20 not. Stones removed from the cemetery are in a museum. Tombstones in the cemetery date from the early 19th to 20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, and multi-stone monuments have Hebrew and/or German inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Plzen Jewish community owns the property now used for Jewish cemetery purposes only. Properties adjacent are forest and fallow land. Rarely, private visitors and local residents visit. The Nazis vandalized the cemetery in 1938. No maintenance or care. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation and vandalism are moderate threats. The vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Vandalism is a moderate threat.
Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5, tel. 02/55-33-40 completed the survey on 25 December 1991 using the following documentation: ual of Jewish Congregations-1893. Other documentation exists but is too old to be used. Jiri Fiedler who interviewed the deceased former district preserver of monuments, visited the site for this survey in 1990.
BIESCHTIN: (German) see BESTIN
BILENCE: US Comm. no. CZCE000215
Alternate name of town is Billentz (German). Located in Chomutov, Bohemia at 50º25 13º31, 8 km SE of Chomutov, 45 km SW of Usti nad Labem. Cemetery: 0.15 km. N of Bilence. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
Also interested: 1. Okresni museum, (dr. Samsulova), Palackeho 86, 430 01 Chomutov, tel. 0396/5993 and 2. Statni Zidovske museum, Jacymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1, tel. 02/231-06-34 or 231-07-85. Mr. Kovarik and his daughter, Mrs. Hostalkova, 431 42 Bielncev.
The earliest Jewish community dates from the early 18th century but allegedly from the 16th century. 1921 census Jewish population was 16 and one in 1930. Jews moved to Chomutov and other towns after 1848. Birthplace of "Imperial Councilor" Moritz von Hahn in 1840. The Jewish cemetery was established either before 1842 (or possibly in 1724) with last known Conservative or Reform Jewish burial in first third of the 20th century. Chomutov, about 8 km away, used this cemetery before 1892. The cemetery is not protected. The isolated flat suburban cemetery has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with no wall, fence, or gate. Size of cemetery before and after WWII is 1318 sq. meters. No stones are visible. Stones been removed from the cemetery are incorporated into roads or structures in Bilence, in a private collection, and situated a little bit out of the cemetery's original area. Tombstones in the cemetery date from 1880 to 20th century. The granite and sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones and multi-stone monuments have Hebrew and/or German inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality probably owns the property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are agricultural and "like a dump." Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized in 1938 by the Nazis and during WWII, between 1945 and ten years ago, and occasionally in the last ten years. No maintenance or care. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. The land is now a part of a very neglected agricultural land so threats are in accordance.
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. 02/55-33-40 completed the survey on 17 May 1992 using the following documentation: 1. Jews of Czechoslovakia I (1968); 2. Notes of Mr. Seifert (address: 431 42 Bielence 94); 3. inhabitant of local synagogue building (1982); 4. castre of 1842, 1859 [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent, and ownership of land as a basis of taxation]; and 5. Censuses of 1724, 1921, 1930, 1991. Ladislav Mertl visited on 17 May 1992 and interviewed Mr. Kovarik and his daughter, Mrs. Hostalkova, 431 42 Bielence.
BILIN: see Bilina
BILINA: also used cemetery at Most before 1891
BILINA: US Comm. no. CZCE000296
Alternate German name: Bilin. Bilina is in Teplice, Bohemia at 50º33 13º46, 11 km SSW of Teplice and 22 km SW of Usti nad Labem. Location of cemetery: 600 meters WSW of the main square. Present town population is 5,000 to 25,000 with probably under 10 Jews.
Regional: 1. Okresni urad, referat kultury, (comp: dr. Zamrazil), Husitska 2, 415 00 Teplice, tel. 0417/6421 and 2. Zidovska nabozenska obec, Lipova 25, 415 01 Teplice, telephone at home of Chaim Klein is 0417/265- 80.
Interested: Statni Zidovske muzeum, Jacymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1, tel. 02/231-06-34 or 231-07-85 and Oblastni muzeum, Zamecke namesti 14, 415 01 Teplice, tel. 0417/2135 or 5179.
Caretaker is the keeper of the horticultural farm beside the cemetery and holds the key.
Date of earliest known Jewish community in town: 1860's, "as modern community." 1930 Jewish population (census): 74. Bilina allegedly was the seat of notable Jewish community in the 16th century (absence of records about that time). Scanty Jewish population (about 5 families) in the 18th century. Only one family was permitted in the first half of the 19th century. New settling of Jews after 1848. The first prayer-room was the 1860's; independent congregation was established in 1872. Expulsion of Jews by the Nazis occurred in 1938. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1892 with last known Conservative or Reform Jewish burial before 1939 but in 1942-1945 Soviet prisoners of war were buried. The cemetery is not protected. The suburban hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign. The cemetery is reached by turning crossing a private horticultural farm. Access to the cemetery is open with permission via a broken masonry wall and a displaced gate that does not lock. Size of cemetery before and after WWII is 0.27 hectares. About 100 gravestones are 1-20 gravestones in original location and 20- 100 not in original location. 25-50% of surviving stones are toppled or broken. Stones removed from the cemetery were "stolen". The cemetery has a separate section for the WWII Soviet prisoners of war. The oldest known gravestone is 1890s plus one sandstone-gravestone of "old types", perhaps transferred from another cemetery. Tombstones date from the 19th and 20th centuries. The cemetery has one sandstone tombstone and otherwise all granite tombstones and memorial markers that are finely smoothed and inscribed stones, multi-stone monuments, and obelisks, some with bronze decorations and/or lettering and/or metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew and/or German. The cemetery probably contains Soviet prisoner-of-war unmarked mass graves. The municipality probably owns the property now used for Jewish cemetery purposes and crops. Properties adjacent are agricultural and a municipal cemetery. Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance or care. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial with a gilded Star of David on the ceiling. Security (uncontrolled access) and vandalism are very serious threats; there are open graves with bones lying about. Weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and incompatible development are moderate threats. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves.
Jan Marek, Na hranici 208, 405 05 Decin, for messages, tel., and fax: 0412/23-662 or 28- 090 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5, tel. 02/55-33-40 completed the survey on 29 November 1992 using the following documentation: 1. Censuses of 1793, 1830, and 1930; 2. Die Juden and Judengemeinden Bohmens (1934); and 3. V. Pesak: article in: Rocenka Spolecnosti pro dejiny Zidu...year 7, 1935. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible for the survey: exact record numbers 35, 36 in town archives in Bilina. J. Marek visited in April 1992 and interviewed Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Klein from the Jewish Congregation [see above] and the gardener/neighbor in Bilina in 1992.
BILENCE: (Billentz in German) used the cemetery at Uldice before the local cemetery was founded BILLENTZ: (German for Bilence) see Bilence and it used the cemetery at Uldice before the local cemetery was founded
BILOVEC: US Comm. no. CZCE000059
Alternate/former German name of town is Novy Jicin in Silesia is at 49º46 18º02, 20 km SW of Ostrava. Cemetery: 1.5 km. to the E on Fucikova Street. Present total town population: 5,000- 25,000; current Jewish population under 10.
Town: magistrate ing. Tomas Klos, Mestsky urad, 743 01 Bilovec, tel. 0655/2140.
Local: dr. Petr Stanovsky, Mestsky urad-referat kultury, 743 01 Bilovec, tel. 0655/2140.
Earliest known Jewish community in town: second half of the 19th century. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 64. A Jewish community existed from about 1900. [Contradiction?] Jewish cemetery was established in 1876 with last known Conservative Jewish burial before 1942. The cemetery is not protected. The suburban hillside, separate, but near other cemeteries, has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open via a continuous fence and a gate that locks. The size of cemetery before and after WWII is 80x50 meters. 1-20 gravestones in original location with 50-75% of surviving stones toppled or broken date from the 1880s to 20th century. The granite finely smoothed tombstones have Hebrew, German, and/or Czech inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality probably owns the property used for Jewish cemetery purposes only. Properties adjacent are residential. Occasionally, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II, during World War II by the Nazis, and between 1945 and ten years ago. Care includes clearing of vegetation by Jewish groups within country in 1970s and 1980s. Care now is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Security (uncontrolled access), vandalism, weather erosion, pollution, and incompatible nearby development are moderate threats. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a constant problem, disturbing graves.
Eng. Arch. Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno, tel. 0 completed survey on 3 January 1992 using Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980.). Other documentation exists but is too old to use for the survey. Klenovsky visited the site in 1990.
BISCHITZ-LIBLITZ: (German) see Bysice-Liblice BISCHOFTEINITZ: (German for Horsovsky Tyn) also used cemetery at Puclice BLATNA: also used cemeteries at Kasejovice and Mirotice
BLEVICE: US Commission No. CZCE000216
Alternate/former German name: Blewitz in Kladno, Bohemia at 50º13' 14º15', 6 km SW of Kralupy nad Vltavou and 19 km NW of Praha. Cemetery: S edge of the village. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
Caretaker with key: Ms. M. Hoffmannova, Stehlikova 92B, 165 00 Praha 6.
There was no Jewish community in Blevice. The cemetery belonged to the Jewish congregation of Jesin (established perhaps in the second half of the 18th century) and in the 20th century to the congregation in Velvary. 1930 Jewish population (census) was Blevice: 0, Jesin: 3; Velvary: 54; and Kralupy nad Vltavou. Jews moved of villages (as Jesin) to the towns (such as Velvary and Kralupy n. V.) after 1848. The Jewish cemetery originated possibly in the first half of the 17th century with last known Jewish burial in 1945. The following Conservative or Reform communities within 2 to 8 km of Blesice used this landmarked cemetery: Jesin since 18th century; Kolec in the 19th century; Velvary (Ger.: Welwarn) since mid-19th century; Mikovice (Ger.: Minkowitz) in the second half of the 19th century; and Kralupy nad Vltavou since the second half of the 19th century. The isolated suburban flat land and hillside between fields and woods has a sign in Hebrew reading: "From ashes to ashes." Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission via a continuous masonry wall and locking gate. Size of cemetery before and after WWII is 0.4 ha. 100-500 gravestones, in original location with less than 25% broken or toppled, date from 1720-20th century. Stones removed from the cemetery are either in a museum or incorporated into roads or structures. The marble, granite, limestone, and sandstone flat shaped stones; finely smoothed and inscribed stones; flat stones with carved relief decoration; double tombstones; or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German, and Czech inscriptions. Some tombstones have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Prague Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery and for a garden/agriculture. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. The cemetery has not been vandalized in the last 10 years. Since 1980, individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin and Jewish groups within country re-erected stones, cleaned stones, cleared vegetation, fixed wall, and fixed gate. Praha Jewish Congregation pays a regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are a pre-burial house, a well, and a gravedigger's house. Security (uncontrolled access) and vandalism are moderate threats because of the seclusion of the site. Vegetation overgrowth seasonally prevents access.
Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 25 June 1992. Documentation: 1. Hugo Gold: Die Juden...Bohemens...(1934); 2. Prokop F. Masner: Zide, jejich modlitebny a hrbitovy na Kralupsku (1938); 3. Jarhbuch fur die israelische Cultusgemeinden Bohemens (1893-94); 4. Cadastre [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] of 1840 and 1857; and 5. Letter S of R. Votavova, 1984. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible: recordsnumber No. 26, 35, 36, 59, 60, 62, 62a in archives of the Jewish Congregation in Praha. Fiedler visited site in 1991 and interviewed Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman.
BLEWITZ: (German) see BLEVICE
BLOVICE: US Commission No. CZCE000060
Alternate/former German name of town: Blowitz in Plzen-jih (Pilsen South), Bohemia at 49º 35' 13º 33', 21 km SE of Plzen. Cemetery: 700 meters E of town. Present total town population: 1,000-5000 with no Jews.
Interested: 1. Okresni Muzeum, 336 01 Blovice cp. 148; tel. 0185/157; 2. Josef Kozeluh, Jarov 7, 335 51 Mecholupy u Blovic (regional historian) and 3. Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-06-34 or 231-07-85. No caretaker.
Earliest known Jewish community dates from mid-17th century. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 25. 11 Jewish families were expelled in 1747. Jews moved to big towns in second half of the 19th century. Birthplace of famous journalist (Times) Henri George Stephan Opper de Blowitz (1825-1903) and of Adolf Kraus (1850-1928) president of the B'nai Brith in the USA and co-founder of the Anti-Defamation League. The landmarked cemetery originated in 1683. Rabbus were buried in the cemetery with last known Conservative or Reform Jewish burial was before 1943. The isolated suburban agricultural flat land has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall and no gate. Size of cemetery before and after WWII 0.1503 ha. 20-100 gravestones, in original location with 25-50% toppled or broken, date from second half of the 18th-20th century. The granite flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and/or Czech inscriptions. The cemetery has no known mass graves. Plzen Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally in the last ten years and between 1945 and ten years ago. Jewish groups within country re-erected stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones, and cleared vegetation in 1985-1991. Now, occasionally authorities clear or clean. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vandalism is a very serious threat. Security is a serious threat. Vegetation is a moderate threat. Vegetation overgrowth seasonally prevents access. Pollution is a slight threat.
Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 26 May 1992. Documentation: 1. Gold: Juden...Bohemens...(1934); 2. Notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha; 3. Cadastre [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] 1838]; 4. Ottuv Slovnik naucny; 5. Census mid-17th century. and 1930; 6. Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980); 7. Guido Kisch: In Search of Freedom (1949); and 7. Fr. Rausar: Kulturni vyvoj Blovicka (1933). Fielder interviewed Josef Kozeluh and visited site in 1990.
BLOWITZ: (German) see BLOVICE BLSANY: (German Floehau) used the cemetery at Letov BOCHOV: (Buchau) used cemetery at Luka BODENBACH: (German) see Podmokly (part of town of Decin) BOEHMISCH-AICHA: (German) in Liberec (Bohemia), see Cesky Dub BOEHMISCH-LEIPA: (German) in Liberec (Bohemia), see Ceska Lipa (I) and (II) BOHMISCH-NEUTADTL: (Dolni Bela, Unter-Biela) also used the cemetery at Vseruby
BOHOSTICE: US Commission No. CZCE000061
Alternate/former German name: Bohostitz in Pribram, Bohemia at 49º37' 14º09', 13 km SE of Pribram. Cemetery: 700 meters SW of town. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
Regional: 1. Arch. Ms Vyletova, Pamatkovy ustav pro stredni Cechy, Valdstejnske namesti 1, 118 00 Praha 1; tel. 853-57-46; 2. Okresni Urad, Referat Kultury/Engineer Ms. Touzimska/ 261 01 Pribaum.
Interested: 1. Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; 2 Okresni Muzeum, namesti H. Klicky 293, 261 02 Pribaum; tel. 0306/473 and 0306/4746; and 3. Vojtech Bolina (historian), Bohostice 80, 262 32 Pecice.
Caretaker: Josef Vetrovsky, Bohostice 62, 262 32 Pecice; tel. 0306/94-283.
Earliest known Jewish community dates from 1724. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 0. Jews moved to big towns in second half of the 19th century. Jewish cemetery originated probably the first half of the 18th century with last known Jewish burial in early 1930s. Smototely, 2 km away, used this landmarked cemetery. Between fields and woods, the isolated hillside has no sign. Reached by crossing private field, meadow, access is open via a broken masonry wall and no gate. Size of cemetery before and after WWII is 1061 sq. m. 100-500 gravestones, 100-500 in original location and 1-20 not with 50-75% toppled or broken, date from 1749-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and/or Czech inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Prague Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural/field and forest. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred between 1945 and ten years ago. Jewish groups within country cleared vegetation in 1992. Care now is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals and by regular caretaker paid by Plzen Jewish congregation [?]. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house ruin. Security (uncontrolled access) and vandalism are moderate threats. Weather erosion and vegetation are slight threats. The vegetation overgrowth seasonally prevents access.
Engineer Mojimir Maly, Ve Stresovickach 58, 169 00 Praha 58; tel. 35-57-69 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5 completed survey on 20 May 1992. Documentation: 1. Notes of Statni z. Muzeum Praha; 2. History of village; and 3. Censuses 1724 and 1930. He visited in 1992. V. Bolina was interviewed.
BOHOSTITZ: (German) see Bohostice
BOHUMIN: US Commission No.CZCE000062
Alternate/former German name: Oderberg in Karvina, Slezsko [Silesia] at 49º 55' 18º20', 10 km N of Ostrava. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews. Location of cemetery: 1.5 km NW on? Mirova Street.
Local: Sarka Rakusova, Mestsky Urad-Referat Kultury, same address as above; tel. 06992/3141.
Regional: Denisa Klapsiova, Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, Zakladatelska 974, 733 00 Karvina-Nove mesto, tel 0993/45641; and Okresni Vlastivedne Muzeum, dir. PhDr. Vera Tomolova, Hlavni tr. 13, 737 01 Cesky Tesin; tel. 0659/55060.
Interested: Cirkev adventistu 7, dne, Mirova ulica [Street], 735 81 Bohumin; tel. 0, holder of the key and caretaker.
Earliest known Jewish community dates from second half of the 19th century. 1930 Jewish population was 754 persons. Arthur Zanker, 1890-1957, poet, lived here. Jewish unlandmarked cemetery originated in 1898 with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1950s. The urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has Czech sign mentioning Jews and the Jewish Community. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open via a continuous masonry wall and a continuous fence with a locking gate. Size of cemetery before WWII was about 80x60 meters. Present size of cemetery is about 80x30 meters. Compared to 1939, cemetery boundaries are smaller because of new roads or highways and commercial or industrial development. 20-100 gravestones in original location with 25%-50% toppled or broken date from 1898-20th century. The marble and granite flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones monuments, or obelisks, have Hebrew, German, and Czech inscriptions. Some have iron decorations or lettering. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Ostrova Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred between 1945 and ten years ago. Jewish groups within country cleared vegetation and fixed wall in the 1970s. Care now is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with wall inscriptions. Weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, vandalism, and incompatible nearby development are slight threats. Vegetation overgrowth a constant problem that is disturbing graves.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 3 January 1992 using Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980) as documentation. Klenovsky, who conducted no interviews, visited site in 1990.
BORIKOVY: (BOHEMIA)
I visited in 1963 with my brother since our grandfather's family is supposedly buried there. Our visit took place on a rainy day. Since the cemetery is located on a rather steep hill, we were really not able to do much investigation, just slipping and falling. "Borikovy ... was under the administration of Klatovy, which is under the administration of Pilsen. The cemetery is under the administration of Pilsen. The cemetery is on the outskirts of Kolinet near Boricovy that is S.E. of Borikovy that is about 20 km from Klatovy. The original wall around the cemetery is mostly defunct from old age." My brother Herbert Goldman (PO Box 6447, Haifa, Israel 346642) has been there several times and looked up the existing lists. I would estimate that there are less than 100 tombstones. Source: Philipp Goldmann; e-mail: fips@icanect.net
BOSKOVICE: US Commission No. CZCE000025
http://www.boskovice.cz/gymnazium/hrbitov/hrbitov.htm has cemetery photos
Alternate/former German name: Boskowitz in Blansko, Morava at 49º29' 16º40', 40 km N of Brno. Location of cemetery: 500 meters to the SW of town. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with than 10 Jews.
Town: Engineer Zdenek Mechacek, magistrate, Mestsky Urad, Masrykovo namesti C.2, 680 01 Boskovice; tel. 8501/2831 and Marie Sedlakova, Mestsky Urad.
Regional: Pavel Safranek, Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, 678 01 Blansko, tel 0506/825.
Earliest known Jewish community dates from 1343. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 395 persons. Pest [plague?] in 1715-16; fire in 1696, 1823, 1870, 1882, and 1906. Noteworthy individuals: Rabbis Samuel ha-Levi (1724-1806); Abraham Placzek (1799-1885); and writer Hermann Ungar (1893-1929.) Jewish landmarked (#0406) cemetery originated possibly the 16th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial: 1940s. The isolated suburban hillside has Czech sign mentioning the Jewish Community and famous individuals buried in the cemetery. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open via a continuous masonry wall and a continuous fence with non-locking gate. Size of cemetery before and after W.W.II is 14º528 sq. m. 500 to 1,000 gravestones, in original location, with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1670-20th century. The marble, granite, limestone, and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstone, or multi-stone monuments, have in Hebrew, German, and Czech inscriptions. Some has traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, bronze decorations or lettering and/or metal fences around graves date. The cemetery is divided into special sections: old and new and contains special memorial monuments to Jewish soldiers. Brno Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred frequently in the last ten years and between 1945 and ten years ago. Caretaker paid by Brno Jewish Congregation re-erected stones, cleared vegetation, fixed wall and gate annually. Within the limits of the cemetery, is a pre-burial house with wall inscriptions. Vandalism is a serious threat. Security, weather erosion, and vegetation are moderate threats. Incompatible nearby development is a slight threat. Vegetation overgrowth constantly disturbs graves. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 9 November 1991. Documentation: Hugo Gold: Die Juden Bohemens (1934), Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980), J. Bransky, Boskovice v premenach casu. Other documentation exists. Klenovsky, who conducted no interviews, visited site in November 1991.
BOSKOWITZ: (German) see Boskovice BOSIN: (Greman) see BOSYNE BOSSIN: (German) see BOSYNE
BOSYNE: US Commission No. CZCE000063
Alternate/former German names: Bosin and Bossin. Located in Melnik, Bohemia at 50º 25' 14º 33', 8 km NE of Melnik and 35 km N of Praha. Cemetery: 600 meter NE of town near the road to Janova Ves. Present town population is less than 1,000 with no Jews.
Town: Obecni urad, 277 24 Vysoka u Melnika.
Regional: 1. Okresni Urad, Referat Kultury, 276 01 Melnik and 2. Zidovska Nabozenska Obec v Praze, Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-69-25.
Interested: 1. Okresni Muzeum, Cs. Armady 19, 276 01 Melnik; tel. 0206/2845 and 2. Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-06-34 or 231-07-85.
No record of Jewish community in Bosyne OR 1930 Jewish population (census) was 3. [sic] Jewish cemetery originated probably the 18th century, but definitely before 1842 with last known Jewish burial: probably before WWI. Probably Liblice (Ger. Liblitz.), about 11 km away, used this unlandmarked cemetery between woods and field, isolated on flat land with no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open via no wall, fence, or gate but by a hedge or row of trees. Size of cemetery before and after WWII is 0.1338 ha. 1-20 gravestones, some in original locations and more than 75% toppled or broken, date from the late 18th -19th century. The limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration are Hebrew and/or German inscribed. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Praha Jewish community owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred probably prior to World War II and between 1945 and ten years ago. No care or maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vandalism is a serious threat (secluded spot.) Security (uncontrolled access) is a moderate threat. Weather erosion, pollution, and Vegetation are a slight treat. Vegetation overgrowth seasonally prevents access.
Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 12 May 1992. Documentation: 1. Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980); 2. Censuses of 1615, 1620,1724, mid-18th century, and 1930; 3. Cadastre [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] [a public record, survey or map of the value, extent and ownership of land as a basis of taxation] of 1842; 4. Letter from District Archives of Melnik (1986.) Other documentation exists but was too old. He visited site in 1990.
BRANDEIS: (German) see Brandys nad Labem BRANDEJS: (Yiddish) see Brandys nad Labem
BRANDYS NAD LABEM:
Prague, The Jewish exhibition catelogmetery at Brandys nad Labem, 206, article p.000206, 6/15/1990, "HAMACKOVA Vlastimila, SEDINOVA Jirina", title "in Judaica Bohemiae, Volume XVIII/1", Judaica Bohemiae, 1982, pp. 43-49,English, source: contact Daniel Dratwa; e-mail: d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org The book is among the collection at the Jewish Museum of Belgium.
US Commission No. CZCE0000217
Alternate names are Brandeis (German) and Brandejs (Yiddish) at 50º 11 14º 40, in Praha-vychod [Prague-E], Bohemia. Cemetery: 450 meters NW of square in Kostelecka Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
Town: Mestsky Urad, 250 01 Brandys nad Labem; tel. 0202/ 2555 or 2521 and Mayor: Mr. Jakoubek; Secretary: Jan Vanecek.
Regional: 1. Okresni Urad, Referat Kultury (JUDr. Vojna), namesti Republiky 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/23-66-565 and 23-560-363; and 2. Zidovska Nabozenska Obec, (Ms. Jana Wolfova), Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/2318664.
Interested: 1. Okresni Muzeum, namesti 9 kvetna 97, 250 o1 Brandys nad Labem; and 2. Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-06-34 or 231-07-85.
Caretaker with key: Frantisek Stuchlik, Kostelecka 1212 6/12, 250 01 Brandys nad Labem.
Earliest known Jewish community dates from mid-16th century. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 60. Jews were banished from 1559 until about 1565. Jews moved to Prague and Vienna after 1848. Noteworthy individuals: ancestors of Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941.) Jewish cemetery originated 1568. Tzadakkim and other noteworthy Jews buried in the landmarked cemetery: rabbis, land-scrivener Menachem ben Jaonas Mendl in first half of the 19th century with last known Conservative or Reform Jewish burial before 1943. The isolated suburban flat land has a Czech sign saying "Cultural Monument" and Hebrew inscriptions on the pre-burial house. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open via a continuous masonry wall and locking gate. Size of cemetery before WWII was 0.5641 ha. Present size of cemetery is about 0.5 ha. 500-1,000 gravestones, some original location and 20-100 walled up in both the walls and mortuary with 25-50% toppled or broken, date from 1572 or 1580 through the 20th century. The marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and metal plate flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, and metal plates, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, sculpted monuments, multi-stone monuments, obelisks, or tumbas have Hebrew, German, and/or Czech inscriptions. Some tombstones have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Praha Jewish Congregation owns property used for Jewish cemetery and agriculture (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. Compared to 1939, cemetery boundaries are smaller because of new roads or highways. Occasionally, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage group and private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally in the last ten years. Jewish groups within country before WWII cleared vegetation and fixed wall. Occasionally now the regular caretaker paid by Praha Jewish Congregation, financed by leasing the cemetery building, cares for site. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with a chimney. Weather erosion, vandalism, and vegetation are slight threats. Vegetation overgrowth seasonally prevents access.
1. Martina Chmelikova, Nad Ondrejovem 16, 140 00 Praha 4, tel 02/ 69-20-350; and 2. Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 5 June 1992. Documentation: 1. Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980) 2. Justin V. Prasek: Brandjs nad Labem (1908-1910); and 3. Notes of the Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha. Other documentation exists but was too old and not accessible; exact records no. 36, 60, 61, 62 probably in archives of Prague Jewish Congregation. (See listing above) Chmelikova and Fiedler, who interviewed F. Stuchlik, caretaker, visited site in June 1992.
BRECLAV: US Commission No. CZCE000064
Alternate/former German name: Lundenburg in Breclav, Morava at 48º 45' 16º 50', 50 km SE of Brno. Cemetery: 0.7 km NW on Kupkova Strasse. Present town population is 25,000 to 100,000 with than 10 Jews.
Interested: 1. Regionalni Muzeum, Director Dr. Dobromila Brichtova, zamek, 692 01 Mikulov; tel. 0625/2255; and 2. Engineer Jaroslav Zika, Postorenske ulica [Street], 690 02 Breclav; tel. 0; and 3. Otto Pisk, Sovadinova 5, 690 02 Breclav; tel. 0627/23144.
Caretaker with key: Metsky urad Brechlav, Engineer Kostrhun.
Earliest known Jewish community dates from 1414. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 589. Community was destroyed in 1643; renewed in 1651; and a self-standing political community from 1850 through 1919. Ignac Kuffner (buried in cemetery), factory owner, and Rabbi Dr. Heinrich Schwenger lived here. Unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in the second half of the 17th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial: 1942. The isolated flat suburban location has no sign but has inscriptions on the pre-burial house. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open via a continuous masonry wall and locking gate. Size of cemetery before and after WWII is 0.8534 ha. 500-1,000 gravestones, 20-100 not in original locations and 50-75% toppled or broken stones, date from 1709-20th 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 obelisks have Hebrew, German, and/or Czech inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, bronze decorations or lettering, and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery and recreation (park, playground, and athletic field.) Properties adjacent are residential. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II and constantly since. Local non-Jewish residents, local or municipal authorities, regional or national authorities, and Jewish groups within country re-erected stones and cleared vegetation the 1980s. Care now is occasional clearing or cleaning authorized by local/regional authorities and done by a caretaker paid by a local contribution. Within the limits of the cemetery are a pre-burial house with wall inscriptions and a custodian's house. Security (uncontrolled access), weather erosion, pollution, vandalism, and vegetation are moderate threats. Incompatible nearby development (existing, planned or proposed) is a serious threat. Vegetation overgrowth constantly disturbs stones. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Kelovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 8 March 1992 using Hugo Gold: Die Juden... Bohemens... (1934) and Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia (1980) as documentation. Other documentation exists but is too old to use. He visited site in February of 1992 and conducted no interviews.
BRENNPORITSCHEN: (German) see Spalene Porici
BREZNICE: US Commission No. CZCE000319
Breznice is located in Bohemia province at 49º33' 13º58', km SSW of Pribram and 44 km SE of Plzen. Cemetery is 1200 meter NNW of square, near the brook called Vlcava. Present town population is 1,000-5,000; probably no Jews.
Local: Vladimir Poul, Mestsky Urad, 262 72 Breznice.
Regional: Ms. Engineer Touzimska, Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, Jiraskovy sady 240; 261 01 Pribram; tel. 0306/511; also: Zidovska Nabozenska Obec v Praze, Maislova 18 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-69-25; also: Pamatkovy ustav, Ceskomoravska 20-21, 190 00 Praha 9; tel. 02/853-57-46.
Interested: Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/231-06-34 or 02/231-07-85; also: Mestske Muzeum, zamek, 262 72 Breznice; also: Okresni Muzeum, namesti H. Klicky 293, 261 02 Pribram; tel. 0306/4734 or 4746.
Earliest known Jewish community was in the second half of the 16th century or the first half of the 17th century. There were 30 Jews. [sic] Founding of the ghetto was allegedly in 1562 or 1570. Archives of Jewish congregation burned in 1821. Peak Jewish population was in mid-19th century (190 people). Later, Jews moved to big towns. Well-known Prague trader and financier Joachim von Popper (d. 1795), one of the first Jews raised to nobility in the Hapsburg monarchy, lived here. The landmarked cemetery originated before 1617. Buried here include rabbis, regional (county) rabbis, and Wolf Popper, head of Bohemian Jewry. Last known Conservative Jewish burial was before 1943. The rural, flat isolated site has a masonry wall with only one gap and non-locking gate. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. Original and current size of the cemetery is 0.2384 ha. Approximate the number of gravestones in cemetery, is 100-500. Number of stone in original location, regardless of condition is 100-500. Less than 25% toppled or broken, Modern tombstones stolen. The cemetery is not divided into sections. Oldest known tombstone is late 17th century. Stones date from 17th-20th centuries. 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. Some have metal fences around graves. There are no known mass graves. Praha Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimages, organized individual tours and private visitors stop. It was vandalized between World War II and the last 10 years and occasionally in the last 10 years, including modern tombstones and ceremony hall. Local non-Jewish residents and local/municipal authorities cleared vegetation periodically. There is no care. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house. Very serious threat: security and vandalism, due to free access. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vegetation. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal threat, preventing access.
Engineer Mojmir Maly, Ve Stresovickach 58, 169 00 Praha 6; tel. 02/35-57-69 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 15500 Praha 5 tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on Aug. 29, 1992. Documentation: censuses of 1570, 1618, 1849 and 1930; Die Juden und Judengemeinden Boehmens (1934) (The Jews & Jewish Communities of Bohemia), Jahrbuch fuer die israelische Cultusgemeinden Boehmens (1893-4); Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries... (1980). Engineer M. Maly (see above) visited site in 1992.
BRESNITZ: (German) see Breznice
BRNO: US Commission No. CZCE000026
Alternate names: Bruenn. The town is located in the province of Moravia at 49º12' 16º38', 200 km SE of Praha. The cemetery is 3 km E, at 27 Nezamyslova St. Present town population is over 100,000 with 100-1,000 Jews.
The local official responsible for the site is Jana Severinova, Urad Mesta Brna-Referat Kultury, Zelny trh 12/13, 602 00 Brno; tel. 05/24411.
Interested: Muzeum mesta Brna, hrad Spilberk, 60200 Brno, dir. PhDr. Dusan Uhlir; tel. 05/24815.
Key is with caretaker, Robert Randa, Nezamyslova 71, 61500 Brno; tel. 05/535103.
Earliest known Jewish community was in 1238. There were 10,860 Jews [sic]. Effecting Jewish community: banishing in 1454, 1848 grant of residence, establishing of Jewish community 1859. Noteworthy individuals included Rabbis Israel de Bruna (15th cent.), Dr. Richard Feder (1875-1970), player Hugo Haas (1901-1968), musician Pavel Haas, architect Arnost Wiesner. Cemetery originated 1852. Buried in Conservative cemetery include R. Feder (1970), H. Haas (1968), Alexandr Neufeld and Bedrich Bass. Last known Jewish burial was 1991. Landmark protected (Nr. 0304). The isolated flat urban site has a sign marking the cemetery in Czech, which mentions the Jewish community and famous people buried in the cemetery. There is an inscription on the pre-burial house. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The original and current size of the cemetery is 28.384 sq. m. Over 500 stones in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1852. The cemetery is divided into sections, including children, military and an urn grove. The marble, 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 iron decorations or lettering, bronze decorations or lettering, portraits on stone, and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery has a special memorial monument to Holocaust victims but no known mass graves. Praha Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are residential. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimages, organized individual tours and private visitors stop. It was vandalized between 1945 and 1882 and occasionally in the last 10 years. Local non-Jewish residents, regional or national authorities, and Jewish groups and individuals within the country re-erected and cleaned stones cleared vegetation, and fixed wall. Brno Jewish community has paid for annual work. Structures in the cemetery include a pre-burial house, more than one ohel, and the caretaker's apartment. The pre-burial house has a tahara (table), a catafalque and wall inscriptions. Moderate threat: vegetation. Vegetation is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Weather erosion and vandalism are slight threats.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno, tel 0 completed on Nov. 9, 1991 after a visit in October of that year. Documentation: Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries (1980), and Gold. Other documentation was too old. END
Located in a district close to the central train station. One can reach the cemetery by taking tram #8 five stops to reach Stejskalova Street. The cemetery is just to the left of this stop. The gate is open during visiting hours (closed Saturdays) that vary seasonally: October to March (fall and winter): Sunday through Thursday 8 am to 6 PM, Friday 8 am to 4 PM and April through September (springtime and summer) Sunday through Thursday 8 am to 4 PM, Friday 8 am to 3 PM. The grave keeper who is sometimes at the premises can instruct visitors about finding graves. At the entrance is a very good map that shows the location of all plots. The cemetery is well kept, clean even in winter with no signs of vandalism. The area is quite large, surrounded by a brick wall, with 2 to 3 thousand graves dated from early 19th century to today. The place is still in use. Not far from the entrance there is a Holocaust memorial. Source: Tom Venetianer; e-mail: tom.vene@uol.com.br [date of report?]
Cemetery: 27 Nezamyslova, in the province of Moravia. Present town population over 100,000. The synagogue at Skorepka 13, Brno may have an interest in the cemetery but is not responsible for it. Caretaker Pani Randova lives on the site and maintains a list of names of those buried there. The cemetery originated before 1855. One grave 1853-1855 was legible. Noteworthy Jews buried there include Hugo Haas-"Filmovy Herec", Dr. Feder-"Virchni Rabin" and A Newfeld-"Vrchi Kantor Junkraje". The still active cemetery has 1995 burials visible. A five minutes by tram from the current congregation, the isolated suburban area has a sign or plaque in Czech mentioning famous individuals buried there and hours. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all during certain hours. It is apparently surrounded by a continuous masonry wall (did not walk entire perimeter) and locking gate. 500-5000 gravestones, about 100-500 not in original locations with less than 25% toppled or broken. have men and women buried together. Vegetation is a constant problem. The marble, granite, limestone, sandstone and slate rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, sculpted monuments, or obelisks have I Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have iron decorations or lettering and/or other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. There are no known mass graves. It is used for a Jewish cemetery only, but at row 20 is an apparent dumpsite on 6 to 8 graves in the middle of the row. Adjacent properties are residential. Apparently the same size as in 1939, some parts of the cemetery are visited frequently. There has been some apparent clearing of stones and fixing of the wall. Within the cemetery are a pre-burial house and a chapel with wall inscriptions.
Elizabeth Margosches, 2509 Crest St. Alexandria, VA 22302, (703) 931-8135 completed this form on June 13, 1996 when she visited site with Don Melman (same address). Pani Randova was interviewed on the site.
BROZANY: used the cemetery at Pardubice
BRTNICE (I): US Commission No. CZCE0000065
Cemetery: Brtnice, Pirnitz in German, is located in the province of Moravia at 49º20' 15º40', 12 km SE of Jihlava. Cemetery is 1 km NE. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
Local: magistrate Engineer Josef Pribyl, Obecni urad, 588 32 Brtnice, Tel 866/93115-6.
Regional: Eng. Architect Milena Nikiforova, Okresni urad,-Referat Kultury, Tosteho ulica [Street], 586 Ol Jihlava; tel. 866/23191.
Interested: Muzeum Vysociny, dir. RNDr. Ortwin Tauber, Masarykovo namesti 57/58, 586 01 Jihlava; tel. 866/20091.
Caretaker with key: Josef Vetchy, Legionarska 114, 588 32 Brtnice; tel. 866/93251.
Other individual with information is MVDr. Rudof Hlavka, cp. 354, 588 32 Brtnice; tel. 866/93281.
Earliest known Jewish community was in the 15th century. There were 33 Jews. Effecting the Jewish community: separation of Jewish quarter, 1727. Cemetery originated second half of 16th century. Last known Conservative Jewish burial was 1860. Landmark: (Nr. 4765 S.M.). Between fields and woods, the isolated hillside has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall but no gate. The original and current size of the cemetery is 0.2302 ha. 100-500 tombstones original location with 50-75% toppled or broken, date from 1672-19th century. The marble, granite and sandstone flat shaped stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew and German inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surface. There are no known mass graves. Brno Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II and between 1945 and 1882. Individuals and groups of non-Jewish origin, regional/national authorities and Jewish groups cleared vegetation and repaired wall in the 1980s through 1991. Brno Jewish community pays caretaker. There was a pre-burial house, now destroyed. Security and weather erosion are moderate threats. Vegetation is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Pollution, vegetation, vandalism, and proposed and existing development are slight threats.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno, tel 0 completed survey on 1 Mar 1992 after a visit in February. Documentation: Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980). Other documentation was too old. [Note: The US Commission/protection number is the same for both the survey of the old cemetery and the new cemetery. The locations are the same: 1 km NE. Other material is the same. These may be the same cemetery.] BRTNICE II: US Commission No. CZCE000066
The cemetery is 1 km NE. Cemetery originated 1860 with last known Conservative Jewish burial before 1942. Landmark: (Nr. 4765 S.M.). Between fields and woods, the isolated hillside has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall with a locking gate surrounds the cemetery. Original and current size of the cemetery is 0.2044 ha. 100-500 tombstones in original location with 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 1860-20th century. The marble, granite and sandstone flat shaped tombstones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, multi-stone monuments or obelisks have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some stones have iron decorations or lettering, bronze decorations or lettering, and/or metal fences around graves. There are no known mass graves. Brno Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II and between 1945 and 1882. Individuals and groups of non-Jewish origin, regional/national authorities and Jewish groups within the country cleared vegetation and fixed wall in the 1980s, through 1991. Brno Jewish community pays caretaker. There was a pre-burial house, now destroyed. Security and vegetation are moderate threats. Vegetation is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Pollution, weather erosion, vandalism, and proposed and existing development are slight threats.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno, tel 0 completed survey on 1 Mar 1992 after a visit in February. Documentation: Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980). Other documentation was too old.
BRUENN: (German) see Brno BRUEX: (German) see Most
BRUMOV: US Commission No. CZCE00000067
Alternate name: Brumow in German. Cemetery is 1.5 km north, in the province of Moravia (Zlin) at 49º05' 18º03', 130 km E of Brno. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
Local: magistrate Karel Simealek, Mestsky Urad, 763 31 Brumov-Bylnice, tel 0636/6426.
Interested: Oblastni Muzeum jihovychodni Moravy, dir. Engineer Petr Starosta, zamek, 761 00 Zlin; tel. 067/23145.
Caretaker with key: Frantisek Saba, Zatiei 638, 763 31 Brumov-Bylnice; tel. 0636/6221. He may have additional information.
Earliest known Jewish community was 1758. There were 5 Jews in 1931. Effecting the Jewish community: "Jewish community cancelled 1890." Cemetery originated second half of 18th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial 1931. Landmark: (Nr. 1843 S.M.). Between fields and woods, the isolated crown of a hill has a Czech sign mentioning the Jewish community. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous fence and locking gate. Original and current size of the cemetery is 0.0755 ha. 20-100 stones with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1785-20th century. The marble, granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely shaped and inscribed stones and flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surface. There are no known mass graves. Brno Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. It was vandalized between 1945 and 1882. Local non-Jewish residents, regional or national authorities and Jewish groups within the country re-erected and cleaned stones, vegetation cleared, and fixed wall and gate in 1985. Brno Jewish community pays regular caretaker. Security and weather erosion are moderate threats. Vegetation is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Pollution, vegetation, vandalism, and proposed and existing development are slight threats.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno, tel 0 completed survey on Mar. 8, 1992. Documentation: Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980). Other documentation was too old. J. Klenovsky visited the cemetery site in Sept. 1991.
BRUMOW: (German) see Brumov BRUNTAL: US Commission No. CZCE00000068
Alternate German name: Freudenthal. The town is located in the province of Silesia at 49º59' 17º28', 50 km N of Olomouc. The cemetery is 2 km NE, Polni-Str. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with than 10 Jews.
Interested: Okresni Vlastivedne Muzeum, dir. PhDr. Tomas Niesner, zamek, 792 01 Bruntal, tel 0646/2794. PhDr. Josef Matyska, Okresni archiv, ulica [Street] Karoliny Svetle, 792 01 Bruntal, tel 0646/2006.
Earliest known Jewish community was second half of the 19th century. There were 73 Jews. Unlandmarked cemetery originated end of the 19th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial before 1938. The isolated, flat suburban/rural location has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via no wall, fence or gate. Before WWII and now the size of the cemetery was 0.4756 ha. 1-20 stones, some in original location and 50-75% toppled or broken, date from beginning of 20th century. No stones were removed. The granite finely smoothed and inscribed or multi-stone monuments have German inscriptions. There are no known mass graves. The municipality owns the cemetery now used only as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are commercial, industrial or agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. It was vandalized by during WW II and between 1945 and 1882. No maintenance or care. Security, pollution and vandalism are serious threats. Weather erosion, vegetation, and incompatible planned development are moderate threats. Vegetation is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Existing incompatible development is a slight threat.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno, tel 0 completed survey on Mar. 9, 1992. Documentation: Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980). Other documentation was too old. J. Klenovsky in 1989 and J. Fiedler in 1992 visited the cemetery site.
BUCHAU: (Bochov) used cemetery at Luka BUCOVICE: US Commission No. CZCE000069
Alternate name: Butschowitz in German. The town is located in the province of Moravia at 49º09' 17º00', 30 km E of Brno. The cemetery is 0.7 km E, on Hajecka-Str. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with than 10 Jews.
Regional: Dr. Ivo Klenk, Okresni Urad-Referat Kultury, 682 01 Vyskov; tel. 0507/411.
Interested: Muzeum Vyskovska, Director Dr. Frantisek Jordan, zamek, 682 01 Vyskov; tel. 0507/21147.
Caretaker with key: Marie Vlachova, Hajecka 641, 685 01 Bucovice; tel. 0.
Earliest known Jewish community was 15th century. There were 64 Jews. Historical events included synods of Moravian Jewish communities in 1708 and 1724. Noteworthy individuals included Rabbi Berhard Loewenstein, 1821-1888 and Josef Fischhof, musician, 1804-57. Cemetery originated in the 17th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial before 1942. Landmark: Nr. 3607 S.M. The isolated suburban hillside has Czech sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall, fence, and locking gate. Original and current size of the cemetery is 0.507 ha. 500-1,000, all in original location with 25-50% toppled or broken, date from 1767-20th century. No stones have been removed. The marble, granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones and flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some tombstones have a trace of painting on their surfaces. There are no known mass graves. Brno Jewish community owns property now used only as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are residential. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II and between 1945 and 1882. Local non-Jewish residents, regional or national authorities and Jewish groups within the country cleared vegetation and fixed wall in the 1980's. Brno Jewish community pays regular caretaker. A pre-burial house has wall inscriptions. Moderate threat: weather erosion. Both drainage and vegetation are seasonal problems; vegetation sometimes makes accessibility difficult. Security, pollution, vegetation, vandalism, and incompatible existing or proposed development are slight threats.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno, tel 0 completed survey on Mar. 7, 1992. Documentation: Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980). Other documentation was too old. J. Klenovsky visited the cemetery site in Nov. 1991.
BUDA: (Budov) used cemetery at Luka BUDIN: (German) see Budyne nad Ohri BUDOV: (Buda) used cemetery at Luka BUDWIES: (German) see Ceske Budejovice BUDWITZ: (German) see Moravke Budejovice
BUDYNE NAD OHRI: US Commission No. CZCE000320
Alternate German name: Budin. Budyne nad Ohri is located in Bohemia, Litomerice at 50º24 14º09, 9 km WSW of Rounice nad Labem and 28 km SSE of Usti nad Labem. Cemetery: 1 km SSE of Square, cadastre of Vrbka (German: Wirbka). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with than 10 Jews.
Town: Mestsky Urad, 411 18 Budyne nad Ohri.
Regional: Jewish congregation: ZNO, Moskevska 26, 400 01 Usti nad Labem; tel. 047/22710 and Okresni Urad, Referat Kultury, Na valech 10, 412 01 Litomerice; tel. 0416/5721 or 3371.
Interested: Mestske Muzeum, zamek, 418 18 Budyne nad Ohri; and Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jacymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. 02/2310634 and Vlastivedne Muzeum, Mirove namesti 1 412 01 Litomerice; tel. 0416/2019 and regional historian Engineer Otkar Specinger, Horymirova 943, 278 01 Kralupy nad Vltavou.
Other sources: Antonie Zitkova, Budyne nad Ohri 78, 411 18 Budyne nad Ohri.
Earliest known Jewish community was a prayerhouse recorded in 1632. 1930 Jewish population was 39. Effecting Jewish community were a plague in Jewish quarter in 1715; Peak Jewish population in mid-19th century (238 people in 1849); later moving to larger towns, independent congregation disbanded between 1922 and 1938. The Jewish cemetery originated in 1798 as the third Jewish cemetery with last known probably Conservative Jewish burial was probably in 1938. A sign or plaque in Hebrew marks the probably unlandmarked isolated flat rural (agricultural) site with sign: "from dust into dust". Reached by crossing private property, the original field path is completely hidden. Rurning directly off a public road is cornfield, open to all. The cemetery is surrounded by a hedge or row of trees or bushes and in one corner, a slightly damaged continuous masonry wall with a locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.3538 ha s or 0.3678 ha. 100-500 stones date from 1798. Several older tombstones were transfered from an older cemetery to the 20th century one. The granite, limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments (unreadable tablets) have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some have metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Within the limits of the site are a pre-burial house with a tahara, a catafalque and other distinctive features granite tablet with about 40 names in Hebrew and the year 1905. Usti nad Labem Jewish community or the municipality owns used for a Jewish cemetery and agriculture. About one-third of the original cemetery is private arable field and a fruit orchard. There is an overgrown path with destroyed benches in the middle of the area that leads to a forest in the back with quite well conserved gravestones. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II, occasionally 1945-1991. Local/municipal authorities did restoration in 1987. Serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: pollution. Slight threat: weather erosion, existing and proposed nearby development.
Ladislav Mertl, mgr of geography, Kubanske namesti 1322/17, Praha 10 Vrsovice; tel. 02/743213 and Jan Marek, Na hranici 208, 405 05 Decin 9 for message tel. and fax: 0412/23662 or 28090 completed survey on 07-02-92. The following documentation was used: J. Herman: Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia & Moravia (1980); Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens (1934); article of Jaroslav Halbhuber in "Vlastivedny sbornik Podripska", 1934-35); census 1638, 1849, 1930, 1991; cadastre of 1843, 1857, 1872. Other documentation was inaccessible. The site was not visited.
BURGEL: (German for Hradek) used the old cemetery at Susice BUTOV: (Wuttau in German) used the cemetery at Pnovany in the 17th-18th centuries BUTSCHOWITZ: (German) see Bucovice
BYSICE-LIBLICE: US Commission No. CZCE000218
Bysice-Liblice is located in Bohemia, Melnik at 50º19 14º37, 10 km SE of Melnik and 27 km NE of Prague. Cemetery: 150 meters N of the chateau in Bysice. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
Regional: Okresni Urad, Referat Kultury, 276 01 Melnik and Zidovska nab.obec v Praze (Ms. Jana Wolfova), Maislova 18, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. (02) 231-69-25 and Pamatkovy ustav strednich Cech, Hybernska 18, 110 00 Praha 1; tel. (02) 23-54-940 to 2.
Interested: Okresni Muzeum, Cs. armady 19, 276 01 Melnik; tel. (0206) 2845 and Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Jachymova 3, 110 01 Praha 1; tel. (02) 231-07-85 and District archivist: Jiri Rac, 5. Kvetna 110, 276 01 Melnik.
Earliest known Jewish community was perhaps 17th century in Liblice; perhaps mid-19th century in Bysice. 1930 Jewish population was 26 in Liblice as of 1939 and 8 in Bysice (1930), birthplace of prominent opera singer Emil Pollert (1877-1935). The Jewish cemetery originated in perhaps 1609 with last known Jewish burial probably in first-third of 20th century. Melnik (before 1878), 10 kilometers away, used this cemetery probably listed as a landmark or monument. The flat urban location 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 0.1633 ha. 20-100 stones, most in original location, date from 1723-20th century. The marble, 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. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. Praha Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and waste dumping. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991 with no maintenance. Serious threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion.
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 5 June 1992 using Jan Herman, "Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia" (1980); Frantisek Roubik: list of Jewish congregations in 1850; census 1615, 1620, 1724, 1930; inscriptions on tombstones of 17th century; notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha; letters of Jiri Rac-(see above) (1982 and 1986). Other documentation was inaccessible. No site visits or interviews occurred.
BYSTRICE: see Benesov I and II
BZENEC: US Commission No. CZCE000070
Bzenec is located in Moravia-Hodonin at 48º09' 17º0.6', 60 km SE of Brno. The cemetery is located 0.5 km E on Karla Capka-Str. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with than 10 Jews.
Earliest known Jewish community was 1458. 1930 Jewish population was 132. The Jewish Community was a self-standing political community 1890-1919. Dr. Nehemias Bruell, rabbi, 1843-1891; Karl Goldmark, 1830-1915, composer; Dr. Samuel Muehsam, rabbi lived here. The Jewish cemetery originated in 16th century with last known Jewish burial in 1970. Conservative Jews used this cemetery. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. Landmark: Nr. 7206 S.M. The suburban hillside, separate but near cemeteries with no sign, but Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Pre-burial house has inscriptions and other distinctive features not specified. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.6386 ha. 500-5000 stones, all in original location, date from 1729-20th century. The marble, granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, multi-stone monuments or obelisks have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, bronze decorations or lettering, other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Within the limits of the site are a pre-burial house, an ohel, a wall and vaults. Brno Jewish community owns the site used for Jewish cemetery and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred 1945-1981. Individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin, regional/national authorities and Jewish groups within country did restoration in 1980's. Brno Jewish Congregation pays the regular caretaker. Moderate threat: weather erosion and vandalism. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation, existing nearby development, and proposed nearby development.
Eng. Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 7 March 1992 using Gold, Herman, and Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980). The site was not visited.
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