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CAMMIN: (German) See Kamien Pomorski

CASIMIR:
CEDYNIA: gm. loco US Commission No. POCE0000195
The address of the cemetery is 74-130 Cedynia. Cedynia is in Szczecin region at 52º30 14º34. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     Dr. Alojzy Kowalczyk, ul. Moniuszki 4/B 73-110 Stargard; tel. 73-44-40 completed survey on October 19, 1991. He visited the site on October 14, 1991 and interviewed local residents.
     April 1999 Update: US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad report. There are only six stones laying down in a row, some with the inscriptions above and some with the inscriptions down. Only people who know it will see that there was a Jewish cemetery. Source: Olaf Tessmann; e-mail: oletess@berlin.snafu.de

CHAUSSEE ANCH BRATIAN: see NOWE MIASTO LUBAWSKIE

CHEBIN:
Intact cemetery. Source: Cohen, Chester G. "Jewish Cemeteries in Southern Poland" from `An Epilogue' in Shtetl Finder. 1980.

CHECINY:
US Commission No. POCE000272
Checiny is in the Kielce region at 50º48 N, 20º28E, 15 km from Kielce. The cemetery is located on Radkowska Str. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     "the castle hill, 150 tombstones. Oldest 1638." [Source?]
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 41 and door post 42
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/synag/checiny.htm has synagogue photo. [August 2005]

CHELEM: see Chelm

CHELM:    US Commission No. AS109
     Alternate names: Chelem and Khelm. Chelm is located in Chelm woj at 51º08 23º30, 70 km E from Lublin. Cemetery: r69 M. Kolejowej, Starosciniskiej. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 41.
     "(of so many Jewish fables) The cemetery is in ruins." Source: Freedman, Warren. World Guide for the Jewish Traveler. NY: E.P. Dutton Inc, 1984. Extracted by Bernard Kouchel, koosh@att.net
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/chelm.htm [January 2006]

CHELMINSKA: used Chelmno

CHELMNO: also used Dabie     US Commission No. AS108
Alternate German name: Culm. Chelmno is located in region Torurskie at 53º2118º26, 40 km from Torunio. Cemetery: ul. Powstancow Wielkopoiskich. Present population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 74

CHELMZA:     US Commission No. AS110
Alternate names: Culmsee (German). Chelmza is located in region torunskie at 53º11 18º37, 20 km from Torunia. Cemetery: ul. 1 Maja. Present population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.

CHEPELOV: See Ciepielow

CHMIELNIK I:
Chmielnik I is located in Kielce at 50º35 20º43, 178 km from Lodz. Cemetery: Plac Targowy/ Market Place. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.

CHMIELNIK II:     US Commission No. POCE000296
     The cemetery is located on Wspolna Street. The landmarked Orthodox and Conservative Jewish cemetery was established in 1565 with the last burial in 1942. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall with non-locking gate. The size of the cemetery before WWll and now is 0.2 hectares. There are no gravestones, mass graves, or structures. Municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are residential. Private Jewish visitors rarely visit. The cemetery was vandalized during WWll. There has been no maintenance or care. Moderate threats are security, weather, vegetation, and incompatible nearby development.
     Chmielniker Sick and Benevolent Society (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1935-1978. Description: .7 linear ft. Notes: Landsmanshaft organized in 1929 by Jewish immigrants from Chmielnik, Kielce province, Poland, as the Chmielniker Sick and Benevolent Society of Poland, Inc. ... cemetery map; and memorial book, 1960. YIVO collections are in Yiddish, Russian, Polish, English, Hebrew, and other European and non-European languages. Location: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, NY. Control No.: NXYH90-A50 [December 2000]
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 43
US Commission No. POCE000273

CHRISTBURG: (German) see Dzierzgon

CHODEL:     US Commission No. POCE000636
Alternate Yiddish names: Chodla. Chodel is located in Lublin at 51º 07 22º08, 38 km NE of Lublin. Cemetery: about 500 meters NE of the center. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1921 Jewish population was 646. The Orthodox Jewish cemetery dates from 1872 with last burial in 1942. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or gate. The present size of the cemetery is 0.6 hectares. There are no gravestones, mass graves, or structures. The present owner of the cemetery is unknown. The property is used for animal grazing and waste dump. Properties adjacent are commercial/ industrial, agricultural, and a school. Visitors rarely stop. The cemetery was vandalized during WWll with no maintenance or care. Serious threats are security, vegetation, vandalism, and development. The site is located outside of the town and is used for waste dump as well as a sandpit. Pawel Sypowski, ul. Kalinowsziryzua 64/59, 20-201 Lublin, tel. 77-20-78 completed survey in Dec. 1993. The site was visited in 1992.

CHODLA: (Yiddish) See Chodel
CHODOROW: now in Ukraine named "Khodorov"

CHODZIEZ:     US Commission No. POCE00419
Chodziez is located in Pila at 53º00,16º55, 20 km from Pila. Cemetery: ul. Jana Kochanowskiego. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community in Chodziez was 1688 (when Privilege was granted). The Progressive/Reform Jewish [sic] cemetery dates from the beginning of the 17th century. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, there is no fence or gate. The size of the cemetery before WWll was 2.50 hectares. There are no gravestones or structures. Many tombstones were incorporated into the road from town to the sanitarium of Pkp. Municipality owns site used for recreation and a school. Adjacent property is residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller in size than in 1939 due to a housing development. The cemetery was vandalized prior to WWll with no maintenance or care. Henryk Grecki, 70-534 Szczecrn, ul. Soltysia 3/13, tel. 377-41 completed survey 30 Aug 1991. The site was not visited.

CHOJNA:     US Commission No. POCE00196
Alternate German name: Konigsberg. Chojna is located in Szczecin at 52º56 14º26. Cemetery: Chojna, gm. loco. Present population is 1,000-5,000, no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1846. The Jewish population before WWll was 1300-1520. The Jewish cemetery was established about 1850 with last known burial about 1944. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall and non-locking gate. The size of the cemetery before and after WWll is 0.30 hectares. 1-20 gravestones, none in original locations with less than 25% broken, date from 19th-20th century. The granite, sandstone, and limestone rough stones or boulders or flat shaped stones have Hebrew and German inscriptions. No mass graves exist. Municipality owns property used for recreation and storage. Adjacent properties are residential. Cemetery boundaries are unchanged from 1939. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during WWll. Restoration was carried out by local authorities in 1958-1960. There is occasional clearing and cleaning by authorities. There are no structures. Vegetation is a serious threat; security, erosion, and pollution are moderate threats.
     Alojzy Kowalczyk, ul. Moniuszki 4/B, 73-110 Stargard, tel. 73-44-40 completed survey on 12 Oct 1991. Documentation: Baranowski, J. 1963 r. Cmentarze Zydowskie w Wojewodztwie Szczeciaskim, PP PKZ Warszawa. Kowalczyk visited the site 2 Oct 1991.
     Update: There is nothing to see of the Jewish cemetery. No stones, no sign-nothing. I interviewed a librarian who told me that some years ago the town removed the stones to build a parking lot on the site for a nearby sports stadium but they didn't. Now, you can see only a grassy area. Source: Olaf Tessmann; oletess@berlin.snafu.de [April, 1999]

CHOJNICE I:     US Commission No. POCE000591
Alternate German name: Konitz. Chojnice is located in Bydgoszcz at 53º4217º33, 70 km from Bydgoszcz. Cemetery: ul. Mickiewicz. Present population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was second half of the 17th century. The unlandmarked cemetery was established at the same time. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or gate. Before World War II, as well as now, the cemetery occupied 0.5 hectares. No gravestones or known mass graves are visible. The municipality owns site used for recreation. Properties adjacent are recreational and residential. The cemetery is visited rarely. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II or since; there has been no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery is a gravedigger's house. Weather erosion and vegetation are slight threats.
     Magdalena Grabowska, ul. Sanatoryjna 40, Bydgoszcz, Tel: 277335 completed survey on 30/10/1992. Documentation: the cemetery card of 1987 WKZ Bydgoszcz. She visited in October 1992.
CHOJNICE II:     US Commission No. POCE000592
     The earliest known Jewish community was second half of the 18th century. [sic] The cemetery was established c. 1900. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall with no gate. Before and after World War II, the cemetery occupied 0.4 hectares. No stones are visible. Municipality owns property used for industrial or commercial use. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and residential. The cemetery is visited rarely. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. There has been no care or maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery is an empty pre-burial house. Security, weather erosion and vegetation are slight threats.
     Magdalena Grabowska, ul. Sanatoryjna 40, Bydgoszcz, Tel: 277335 completed survey on 30/10/1992. Documentation: the cemetery card 1987 WKZ Bydgoszcz.

CHOJNY: used Dabie

CHOROSZCZ:
I US Commission No. POCE000104
Choroszcz is located in region Bialostockie at 53º09 22º59, 10km from Bialegostoku. Cemetery no longer exists but was located between Michiewicza and Lipowa Streets in the center of town next to the Russian Orthodox Church. Present town population is 5,000-25,000; no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1566. 1921 Jewish population (census) was 450. Living here were Rabin Leib Ryfkin and Chaim Dubrawski. The Jewish Hasidic Orthodox and Conservative cemetery was established about 17th century with last burial in 20th century. Surrounding towns within 15 km used the cemetery, vandalized during WWll and no longer extant. Tomasz Wisniewski, Bialystok, ul. Bema 95 199, tel. 212-46 completed survey on 29 Sept 1991. He visited the site in 1990.
In his book Jewish Bialystok, Wisniewski notes 259 gravestones remain in the village center cemetery, near the Russian Orthodox church on "edge of forest along road from town to Lyski." P. 70
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 74

CHORUPNIK: see Gorzkow; used cemetery at Turobin until about 1850.

CHORZELE:     US Commission No. POCE00041
Alternate German name: Chorzellen (1772-1918). Chorzele is located in Ostroleckie at 53º16 20º54, 27 km from Przasnysz and 131 km from Warszawa. Cemetery: Ogrodowa Street, Nadrzeczna. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was second half of 18th century. 1931 Jewish population (census) was 949. The Hasidic Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive Jewish cemetery dates from 19th century with last burial in 1939. Between fields and woods, the isolated flat land near water has a sign or plaque in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Polish mentioning Jews, the Holocaust, and the Jewish Community. Access is open to all with no fence or gate. The size of the cemetery now and before WWll is 1 ha. 20-100 gravestones, none in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from the late 19th century. 5 stones removed from the cemetery are at a cemetery in Przasivysz; 20 were incorporated into roads or structures in Chorzele Pl. Kojcivszki; and 10 gravestones are located at Vizgd gminy Chorele. The marble, granite, sandstone, and terrazzo [?] flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, or flat stones with carved relief decorations have Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions. Some tombstones have traces of painting and/or metallic elements. There is a special memorial monument for the Holocaust victims but no mass graves. The municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are the same as before 1939. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours and individual tours, private visitors, and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during WWll, but not in the last 10 years. In 1989-1991, local/municipal and regional authorities, Jewish groups abroad, the Committee for the Revitalization of the Jewish Cemetery in Chorzele, and the Association of Chorzele Compatriots in Israel re-erected stones, patched and cleaned stones, and cleared vegetation. There is occasional clearing and cleaning by authorities. There are no structures. Vandalism is a serious threat. Most of the cemetery was destroyed during WWll.
     Wojciech Henrykowski, 06-200 Makow Maz Str. Spotoiziekzo 20 completed this survey. Photographic and other documentation of the tombstones, etc. is in the collection of Panstwowa Sluzba Ochrony Zabytkow w Ostrolece. Henrykowski visited the site in 20 Aug 1991.

CHORZELLEN: (German)(1772-1918) See Chorzele

CHORZOW:     US Commission No. POCE000251
Alternate German name: Konigshutte. Chorzow is located in Katowice. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]

CHOSZCZNO:     US Commission No. POCE000360
The town is located at 53º10N 15º26E, 50 km from Szczecin woj, in Gorzow Wlkp. The cemetery is located in S part of town in a park. Present population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
1921 Jewish population was 116. The unlandmarked Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established at the beginning of the 19th century. The isolated suburban hillside is reached by turning directly off a public road with no sign or marker. The area of the cemetery was and is about .35 square hectares. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds. Access is open to all. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. No gravestones are visible. The location of removed stones is unknown. The municipality owns cemetery property now part of a recreational park. Local residents frequently visit as a park. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. No maintenance or care. Henryk Grecki, 70-534 Szczecin ul, Soltysia 3173, tel. 377-41 completed the survey on August 14, 1991 with no visit or interviews.

CHRZANOW:
     Source: They Lived Among Us: Polish Judaica, a travel brochure: Arline Sachs, sachs@nova.org extracted names of townstaht supposedly having Jewish cemeteries. These generally have names only; sometimes a description of famous people who lived there, but no page number.)
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. pgs. 25, 74 CHRZANOW I:     US Commission No. POCE000541
Chrzanow is located in Katowickie. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/chrzanow.htm [January 2006]

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CIECHANOW:
I US Commission No. POCE000383
Alternate German name: Zichenau. Ciechanow is located at 52º53 20º37, 3km from Plonsk. Cemetery: Pultuska St., Witosa St., and 30 Lecia Prl St. Present population is 25,000-100,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1569. 1925 Jewish population was 5500. Living here was Roza Robota. The Orthodox, Sephardic Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive-Reform cemetery dates from the 17th century. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no signs or markers. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or fence. No stones are visible. One removed stone is in the Museum of Ciechanow. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. No care or maintenance. Structures currently within the cemetery are housing and commercial developments. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for commercial or industrial use. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and residential. Private individuals rarely visit. For all intents and purposes, the cemetery no longer exists. In 10/91, Wojcieck Henrykowski, ul. Spoldzielcza 20, 06-200 Makow Mazowiecki completed survey. No interviews or documentation was used but he visited the site in September 1991.
CIECHANOW II:     US Commission No. POCE000384
The Orthodox, Sephardic Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive/ Reform cemetery dates from the 19th and 20th centuries. A prominent Jew buried here is Rabbi Abraham Rafel Landau. The last known Jewish burial was 1946. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has a sign in Polish and in Hebrew mentioning Jews, the Jewish community, and the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or fence. Prior to WWII, the cemetery was 2.24 hectares but now is 1.00 hectares. 20-100 gravestones in original positions with none broken or toppled have Hebrew inscriptions. One removed stone is currently housed in the Museum of Ciechanow. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. The authorities occasionally clean or clear the cemetery. No structures are within the cemetery but the cemetery contains a special memorial monument to Holocaust victims. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality currently owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery is smaller than before World War II as a result of commercial or industrial development and housing development. Occasionally, organized Jewish group or organized individual tours, pilgrimage groups, private visitors, and local residents visit. Serious threat: vandalism. Wojcieck Henrykowski, ul. Spoldzielcza 20, 06-200 Makow Mazowiecki completed survey in 10/91 using no interviews or documentation, but he visited the site in September 1991.
     Ciechanowiec, Lomza Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 74
    UPDATE: http://www.bagnowka.com/?m=cm&g=show_pod&idg=2120 has photos of the Jewish cemetery. [March 2007]

CIEPIELOW:     US Commission No. POCE000087
Alternate Yiddish name: Chepelov. The town is in Radomskie province at 51º15N 21º30E, 133 km from Warsaw. Cemetery: Szkolua Street. Present population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 339 or 34.7%. The earliest Jewish community dates from 1786.The unlandmarked Orthodox and Conservative Jewish cemetery was established during the 18th century with last known Jewish burial in 1942. The isolated urban flat land is reached by turning directly off a public road with no sign or marker. The area of the cemetery is about. 24 sq. hectares. No wall, fence or gate does surrounds the site. Access is open to all. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures or visible gravestones. The location of removed stones is unknown. The municipality owns property located in a residential area, rarely visited and now used for industrial purposes. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II or in the last ten years. No maintenance or care. Adam Penkalla, ul. Gagarina 9, m. 24, Radom, tel. 48 - 366 35 34 completed survey on August 1, 1991. Documentation: Adam Penkalla, Zespot Synnagogalny Ciepielowie/region Radomsicie/, Biuletyu Tydowikiego lust? Historycznejo ? w Polsce, 1-2/1988/,115-129. Adam Penkalla conducted interviews during visit on July 26, 1991.
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 74

CIESRYNI: used cemetery at Frysztak II

CIESZANOW:     US Commission No. POCE000150
In Przemysl at 50º14E 23º08N, 72 km from Przemysl and 41 km from Jaroslaw. Cemetery: on a street formerly named XXX-Lecia LWP. Present population is less than 1,000 with no Jews.
1921 Jewish population was 939. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery is the burial place of Simcha Jeheskiel Halbersztam. The isolated urban flat land is reached by turning directly off a public road. A sign or plaque in Polish marks the cemetery. A continuous fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. Permission to access is required. Within the limits of the cemetery is an ohel. No gravestones are visible. The location of removed stones is unknown. There are no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used only as a Jewish cemetery. Located in a residential area, it occupies the same area as in 1939. Occasionally, private visitors (Jewish and non-Jewish) visit /OR/ rarely visited and now used for industrial purposes [sic]. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. A Jewish individual from abroad repaired the gate and fence, a Mr. Rubin. The cemetery has a regular, unpaid caretaker. Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska Str. 21 m 1, 02-561 Warsaw, tel. 49-54-62 completed survey on October 16, 1991 based on a site visit in 1990 and interviews.
     http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/pilzno/pilzno.html [October 2000]
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 75
CIESZOWA:     US Commission No. POCE000111
Located in Czestochowa province at 50º40E 18º50N, 15 km from Lublin and 26 km from Czestochowa. Cemetery: W of Cieszowa. Present population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
The earliest Jewish community dates from the first half of the 18th century. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery probably dates from second half of the 18th century. The rural agricultural isolated flat land is reached by turning directly off a public road with no sign. The area of the cemetery is about. 5 square ha. Access is open to all with no wall, fence or gate. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. 100 to 500 gravestones, 20 to 100 not in original locations and 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from 1780 to 20th century. The carved limestone and sandstone multi-stone monuments, finely smoothed and engraved stones, or flat-shaped and rough stones have Hebrew and German inscriptions. The location of removed stones is unknown. There are no known mass graves. The municipality owns property, used solely as a Jewish cemetery, that occupies the same area as in 1939. The property located in an agricultural area is visited by local residents rarely. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. No maintenance or care. Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska Str. 21 m 1, 02-561 Warsaw, tel. 49-54-62 completed survey on November 9, 1991. He and Jerzy Woronczak based this information on site visit and interviews in 1987.

CIESZYN:
ulica Hazlaska, 500 tombstones. The oldest is 1686. [Source?]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/cieszyn.html [May 2006]

CIESZYNY: used the cemetery at Twierdza-Glinik Dolny

CISNA:     US Commission No. POCE000719
In Krosno province at 49º13E 22º20N, 51 km from Sanok and 92 km from Krosno. Cemetery: about 100 meters W of road to Majdan. Present population is less than 1,000 with no Jews.
1921 Jewish population was 118. The isolated rural, agricultural hillside is reached by turning directly off a public road with no sign. Within the limits of the unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery are no structures or gravestones. The location of removed stones is unknown. No wall, fence or gate surrounds the site. Access is open to all. The local Jewish community owns the cemetery property [sic: Survey stated that no Jews live here.] The site is currently used for agricultural purposes, as is property adjacent. Piotr Antoniak [see Baligrod] completed the survey on September 11, 1992 with a site visit and interviews on August 8, 1992.

COLINIK: used the cemetery at Twierdza-Glinik Dolny
COMMUNE OF KORYTNICA: See Wegrow
COSEL: (German) See Kozle
COSEL: also used cemetery at BIALA until 1814
CRACOW: (Other) See Krakow
CRACOVIA: (Latin) See Krakow
CRONE AN DER BRAHE: See Koronowo
CRORNY: used the cemetery at Twierdza-Glinik Dolny

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CZAPLINEK:     US Commission No. POCE000331
Alternate German name: Tempelburg. Czaplinek is in Kogzalin province at 53º 33N 16º 14E, 35km from Szczecin. Cemetery: Kamienna Street in the NW part of town. Present population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
There is no caretaker. The unlandmarked Progressive/ Reform Jewish cemetery dates from the mid-19th century. The isolated urban site near water has no sign or plaque. Property adjacent is residential. Reached by turning directly off a public road, the area is about 13 square hectares, the same as prior to World War II. The site has no wall, fence, or gate. Access is open to all. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures or visible gravestones. The location of removed stones is unknown. The municipality owns the cemetery without care. Incompatible development is a very serious threat. Mgr. Im.[??] Elibieta [??] Szypuie completed survey on August 13, 1991 and visited on August 10, 1988. No interviews.

CZYZE: also used cemetery at Bielsk Podlaski

CZARNE:     US Commission No. POCE000777
Alternate German name: Hammerstein. Czarne is in Skupskie province at 53º41N 16º.55E, 20 km from Szczecin. Cemetery: Zkota Street. Present population is 5,000-25,000, no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community dates from the 18th century. The Jewish cemetery dates from mid-18th century with last known Progressive/ Reform burial in 1940. No other community used this unlandmarked cemetery. The urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, is reached by turning directly off a public road with no sign. The area of the cemetery is about. 30 sq. hectares, the same as before World War II. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds. Access is open to all. No gravestones are visible. The location of removed stones is unknown. The municipality owns property. Adjacent properties are residential. It was vandalized during WWII, but not now. There is no care or maintenance. There are structures within the cemetery but the adjective is illegible. Incompatible development is the only threat. Hemgh Siechi [sic] Tel. 330-741 completed the survey in 3/9/1993 and visited the site.

CZARNIKAU: See Czarnkow Iand II

CZARNKOW (I):     US Commission No. POCE000402 and 403
Alternate German name: Czarnikau; located in Pila. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]

CZARNY DUNAJEC:     US Commission No. POCE000739
Czarny Dunajec is in Nowy Sacz at 49º27N 19º52E, 19 km from Nowy Targ and 30 km from Zakopane. Cemetery: NE by the road to Rabka. Present population is 1,000-5,000, no Jews.
     In 1921, there were 341 Orthodox Jews. The unlandmarked, isolated, rural (agricultural) flat land is reached by turning directly off a public road. A sign or marker in the local language refers to Jews. Adjacent property is agricultural. The cemetery area is about 17 square hectares, the same area as prior to World War II. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds. Access is open to all. Private visitors rarely visit. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. 1 to 20 gravestones, some in original locations but more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 19th and 20th centuries. The location of missing tombstones is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. The cemetery is not divided into sections. The clay-like sandstone and concrete finely smoothed and inscribed stones are not resistant to atmospheric conditions. The present owner of the property is unknown. The property is now part of a recreational park. Local residents frequently visit. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. No maintenance or care. Piotr Antoniak, ul. Dobroi 5 m. 36, 05-800 Pzuszkow [see: Bobowa] completed survey on September 4, 1992. He visited on August 21, 1992. No interviews conducted.

CZECHOWICE-DZIEDZICE:     US Commission No. POCE000252
Czechowice-Dziedzice is located in Katowice. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]

CZELADZ:     US Commission No. POCE000552
     In Katowickie. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]
Alternate name: Tzhelac. Part of Bedzin, here has been some restoration, with 5,000 stones dating from the 1880s. Source: Miriam Weiner, Routes to Roots
     The following is a list of Jewish cemeteries in Zaglembie. I have personally visted most of them: Bedzin - ul. Podzamcze, Bedzin - ul. Zawale (now a park), Bedzin - ul. Sielecka (bus terminal), Czeladz - ul. Czealdzka 64 (also used by Bedzin community), Sosnowiec - ul. Gospodarcza 1, Sosnowiec (Modzejow) - ul. Niwka Pastewna, Sosnowiec (Milowice) - ul. Stalowa, Dabrowa Gornicza - ul. Wolka 5, Dabrowa gornicza - ul. Mydlice, Wolbrom - ul. Skalska, Zawiercie - ul. Daszynskiego, Kromolow - ul. Piaskowa 29, Olkusz - ul. Kopalniana, Olkusz - ul. Olowiana, Boleslaw - Krzykawka 139 (used by Slawkow community), I have many photos of these cemeteries. You should also consult the following:
     For your information, a book listing every tombtone in the Zawiercie cemetery will be published shortly. Also, I am involved in a project to publish a book on the old Jewish cemetery in Bedzin which dates back to 1808. Anyone interested in this book, please contact me. Jeffrey Cymbler JCYMBLER@aol.com [November 2000 on JewishGen Digest]
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/cemet/czeladz.htm has photo. [August 2005]

CZEMPIN:     US Commission No. POCE000448
Czempin is in Poznan province at 52º09E 16º46N, 30km from Poznan. Cemetery: 3 Towarowa Street. Present population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 29. The earliest Conservative Jewish community dates from the beginning of the 19th century. The unlandmarked, isolated, suburban flat land is reached by crossing private property with no sign. Adjacent property is privately owned as is the cemetery property. Access is by permission of the owner. Within the limits of the cemetery is an apartment house. No gravestones or known mass graves exist. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. No maintenance or care. Pniewski Sta??nii, Poznan, ul. P?? 41/4 completed survey in August 1991. Documentation: Heppner, A., and Herzberg, J., Aus Vergangenheit und Gegen. Die Juden und die judischen gemeinden in den Posener Landen, 1905-79, with photos. Pniewski Staworcie of Poznan, ul. Przybyszewskiego 41/4 visited site and conducted interviews in 1989.

CZERNIEJEWO:     US Commission No. POCE000462
Town is in Poznan at 17º30 52º26, 75 km from Poznan. Cemetery: about 5 km E of Czerniejewo. Present population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community dates from 1873. The landmarked Jewish cemetery dates from the first half of the 17th century. Nekla Jewish community also used the Conservative cemetery. The isolated suburban hillside has a sign in Polish, referring to Jews. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, gate, or fence. No gravestones are visible. The municipality owns property used as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent property is agricultural. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. No maintenance or care. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth, a seasonal problem impeding access, threatens cemetery. Pniewski Staworcie of Poznan, ul. Przybyszewskiego 41/4 completed survey in August 1991. He visited the site. Jolanta Korat-Marczyrska of Kiev, Zespotu Wgznauiowcyo/M. was interviewed.

CZERNINA: See Gora Sl.

CZERSK:     US Commission No. POCE000593
Alternate German name: Heiderode. Czersk is located in Bydgoszcz at 53º48 17º58, 30km from Chojnice. Cemetery: ul. Piaskowa. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. In 1921, 7 Jews lived here. The Jewish cemetery dates from 1900. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission with no wall or gate. The size of cemetery before WWII and now is 0.50 hectares. There are no gravestones, structures, or known mass graves. Municipality owns property used for industrial or commercial use. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial. The cemetery is visited rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II with no maintenance. Existing incompatible nearby development is a moderate threat. Magdalena Grabowska, ul. Sanatoryjna 40, Bydgoszcz, Tel: 277335 completed survey on 30/10/1992. Documentation: the cemetery card WKZ Bydgoszcz. She visited the site in October 1992.

CZERWINSK:     US Commission No. POCE000614
Located in the Lojewodztwo Plockie area at 52º24 20º19, 45km from Plock and 50km from Warszawa. Cemetery: ulica Krolowej Jadwigi [the Old Cemetery]. Present population is 1000-5000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was around 1850. 1921 Jewish population (census) was 388. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established probably in the first half of the 19th century with last known Orthodox Jewish burial around 1930. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is with permission with no wall, fence, or gate. The cemetery is divided into private lots of single-family houses. No gravestones are visible; the cemetery does not exist. There are no known mass graves. The municipality owns the land. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery is visited rarely by either Jewish or non-Jewish private individuals. The cemetery was not vandalized during WWII. Within the limits of the cemetery are residences. In July 1989, Pawel Fijalkowski, 96-500, Suhaczew, Ulica Ziemowita 11 visited. He completed survey on November 27th, 1991 using the 1981Official Register of Jewish Cemeteries.

CZESTOCHOWA: {10795}
USC 112
Town is located in Czestochowa at 50º48 19º07, 126 km from Lodz, 119km from Krakow, and 131 km from Kielce. Cemetery: Zlota Str. Present population is over 100,000 with 10-100 Jews.
     1921 census was 22,663 Jews (28.2% of the population). The landmarked Jewish cemetery dates from the first quarter of the 19th century. Justman was buried here. The last known Orthodox Jewish burial was 1965. The isolated, suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Access across private property is open with permission via a broken masonry wall with non-locking gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII and now is 8.5 ha. 500-5000 gravestones appear in original locations with 100-500 moved. Less than 25% of are toppled or broken. The 19th and 20th century sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decorations, or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew and Polish inscriptions. There are special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims and marked mass graves. The property now used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. Vegetation is a moderate threat. Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska Str. 21 m. 1 02-561 Warszawa, tel. 49-54-62 (with Jeny Woronczak) visited site in 1986 and completed survey on November 10th, 1991.
     http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Stage/9921 website in Polish with memorials to the town's slain Jews and some text on its history. [2000]
     http://www.zchor.org/CZESTOCH.HTM [June 2005]
     1300 names. Source: Michael Chen; ogenchen@netvision.net.il
     UPDATE: A huge cemetery, but completely engulfed by a forest. There is virtually no trace of a cemetery left. Many tombstones are under vines and bushes. Source: Daniel Kazez on JewishGen Digest [May 2002]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/czestochowa.htm [January 2006]


CZICZ: (Yiddish) see Czudec

CZKOPA:     US Commission No. POCE000404
Alternate German name: Schloppe; located in Pila. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]

CZLUCHOW:     US Commission No. POCE000776
Alternate German name: Schlochau. Town is in Slupskie at 53º40 N 17º22 E, 20 km from Chojnice. Cemetery: ul. Wojska Polskiego. Present town population is 6,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery dates from the 18th century. Surrounding villages did not use the unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII and today is 0.30 ha. No stones remain. The municipality owns the property used for recreation (park, playground, sports field). Properties adjacent are residential and a school. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. No maintenance; no structures. Henryk Grecki, Tel. 330-741, 70-534 Szczecin, ul. Soltysia 3/13 visited site in August 1992 and completed survey on March 9th, 1993. He used Karta Cmentarza 9.03.1992. No interviews.

CZLOPA:     US Commission No. POCE000404
Alternate name: Schloppe. Czlopa is in Pika region at 53º7 N 16º8E, 30 km from Walcz Cemetery: N of town. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     In 1614, the privilege granted by A. Czarnkowski started the Jewish community. In the 17th century, a synagogue existed. A synagogue was built in 1760 and rebuilt in 1770. The Jewish cemetery dates from the beginning of the 17th century. The community was Progressive/Reform. Surrounding villages did not use the cemetery. The urban hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker, wall, fence, or gate. Access is via crossing the Catholic cemetery. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII and now is 0.66 ha. 20 to 100 visible gravestones are in original location with 1 to 20 gravestones not. Less than 25% of the surviving stones are toppled or broken. Gravestones date from 1861 to 20th century. The granite and sandstone rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, or double tombstones have Hebrew and German inscriptions. The cemetery contains no Holocaust memorials or known mass graves. The municipality currently owns the now unused property. Properties adjacent are agricultural and Catholic cemetery. Local residents visit the cemetery occasionally. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. No care. There are no structures within the limits of the cemetery. Security and vandalism are serious threats. Vegetation overgrowth is a moderate threat and constant problem disturbing graves. Weather erosion is a slight threat. Henryk Grecki, Tel. 377-41, 70-534 Szczecin, ul. Soltysia 3/13 completed survey on August 13th, 1991 using documentation: Karta Cmentarza, but no interviews or visit.

CZUCZ: (Yiddish) see Czudec

CZUDEC:
US Commission No. POCE000491
Alternate Yiddish name: Czucz or Czicz. Czudec is at 49º5721º50, 30 km south from Rzeszow. The cemetery was in Czudec-Okop on Rzeszow St. Present population is fewer than 10,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community in the town was in the 18th century. In the first part of the 19th century, a synagogue was built here beside the 19th or 20th century cemetery. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Access, turning directly off a public road and crossing private property, is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII was 700 sq. meters. It does not exist today. There are no gravestones. The private individual owns property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural. Private visitors and local residents rarely. The cemetery was not vandalized during World War II. No threats or structures. Natascha Rode, 35-213 Rzeszow; Starzynskiego Str. 5/29 completed survey in May 1992 without visiting. Documentation: region Kons. Zabytkow in Rzeszow.
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 75

CZYZE: also used cemetery at Bielsk Podlaski

CZYZEWO:
Revised Monday September 17 2007