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GAMBIN:     US Commission No. 000616
Called Gombin in Yiddish; located in Plock. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file [2000]. Had been destroyed by the Germans in 1943. According to testimonies we found, the fence stones were used to build a road, a tank trench was built in the northern part of the graveyard, and most of the tombstones were removed for curbstones in the streets. They were dumped in cement in a bridge in the center of town. Some other matzevot are in Polish yards and houses. In cooperation with the local Polish Land Lovers Association, we are trying now to overcome the destruction, fence the cemetery, protect it from future possible development, redeem the matzevot from where they are and return them, making a memorial monument inside the holy place. We already managed to mark the boundaries of the cemetery in cooperation with the local Conservator in Plock. Also, more than 200 matzevot were removed from the streets of Browarna and are safe now in a local Contractor warehouse. The first steps have been taken towards completing the mission. We have support, both financially and logistically, from Zygmunt Nissenbaum's fund; and our project will be accomplished with its assistance. Jews from nearby small towns and villages, such as Dobrzykow, Ilowo, Sannicki and more were also buried here.
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/gombin/gombin.html [August 2003]
     Source: Noam Lupu noam@radlab.ucsf.edu
Other sources: jeremy01@globalnet.co.uk or email: ada01@netvision.net.il or The Gombin Society-G.J.H.G.S, P.O.Box 503052, San Diego, CA 92150 USA.

GARVOLIN: See Garwolin

GARWOLIN: POCE000570
Alternate Yiddish name: Garvolin. Garwolin is located in Siedlechie province at 51º54 21º38, 62 km ESE of Warsaw. The cemetery is located in Sulbiny, 150 meters E of the Warsaw-Lublin road, by the forest road. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 4000. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The last known burial was during WWII. The isolated rural/agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The cemetery has no wall, fence, or gate. The size today and before WWII was 0.5 hectare. 1-20 stones, in original position with fewer than 25% toppled or broken, date from probably 20th century. The granite and sandstone rough stones/boulders, flat-shaped stones, or finely smoothed and inscribed stones have Yiddish iInscriptions. No known mass graves. Municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII. No current care. No structures. Weather erosion and vegetation are moderate threats. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing stones.
     Cezary Ostas, Siedlce, ul. Pomorska 1/68, tel. 290-95 completed this survey on 15 Oct 1992. He interviewed Tadeusz Closek, Siedlce on 15 Oct 1992.

GASAWA:     US Commission No. POCE000594
Alternate name: Gerlingen in German. Gasawa, is located in Bydgoszcz, Poland (52º46 17º45), 23km from Znin. Present population is 1,000-5,000with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1939 Jewish population was 0. In 1871, there were 132 Jews. The cemetery was established in the second half of the 19th century. The isolated suburban crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or gate. The size of cemetery before WWII and now is 0.20 hectares. There are no gravestones, structures, or mass graves in the cemetery. The owner of the cemetery is the municipality. It is now used industrially or commercially. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and agricultural. The rarely visited cemetery was vandalized during World War II and since, and has no maintenance. Planned and existing incompatible nearly development are moderate threats.
     Magdalena Grabowska, ul. Sanatoryjna 40, Bydgoszcz, Tel: 277335 completed survey 30/10/1992 using Information from the Gasawa commune council administration. M. Brabowska visited the site in October 1992.

GDANSK:
     274. III 80 Schottland (suburb of Danzig), Pinkas of the Bikur Cholim (records of the society for visiting the sick), 18th-19th centuries; with a list of burials, 1806-1848. Source: Leo Baeck Institute
GDANSK: {10864}
formerly Danzig, Westpreussen, Germany: {10864} Names are from the micofilm. Many names were totally illegible and therefore not included. FHL Microfilm # 1,184,407 has the index listed as "Register of Jewish births, marriages, deaths and cemetery records 1839-1939. I noted some records as early as 1819-21. Some parts are very dark and unprintable. The title of the section I copied is "Kadischa Beerdigungs- Register der Weinberger Chevre Kadischa zu Danzig". This film is on permanent loan at the San Diego FHL. Cemetery info is at the very end of film. Source: Sal and Ellen Barbieri
GDANSK-CHELM:     US Commission No. POCE000002
Alternate name: Danzig-Stolzenberg in German. Gdansk-Chelmis located in Gdansk (54º22 18º36), 391km from Warsaw. The cemetery is located at ul. Cmentarna. Present population is over 100,000, with 10-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1694. 1939 Jewish population was 3900. Effecting the Jewish Community were the bans on permanent settlement in 1309 and 1457; 5 suburban communities that existed in the late 17th century and the 2nd half of the 18th century; permission to settle in the town (granted in 1773 and 1814); the unification of the communities (1883) with the building of a synagogue (1885-7); and the reprisals, pogroms, and emigration from 1933-1939. Living here were Rabbis: Elchanan ben Samuel Sanwel Aschkenazi, Israel ben Gedalja Lipschutz, Abraham Stein, Robert Kalter and lekarz Adolf Wallenberg. Kolekcjoner Lesser Gieldzinski also lived and is buried here. Buried in the cemetery are Rabbis: Elchanan ben Samuel Sanwel Aschkenazi, Israel ben Gedalja Lipschutz, Robert Kalter. The cemetery was probably established in the 2nd half of the 16th century with last known Orthodox and Progressive/Reform Jewish burial in 1929. Communities in the Gdansk district (up to 60km away) also used this landmarked cemetery: Register of Monuments under No. A 904. The urban hillside and crown of a hill, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing the property of a housing estate, access is open to all wit no wall or gate. The size of cemetery both before WWII and now is 2.30 hectares. There are between 100 and 500 gravestones, between 25% and 50% toppled or broken, date from 1806 to 20th century. The granite, sandstone and other materials finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew and German inscriptions. There are no known mass graves, but there is an ohel. The municipality owns the property used for recreation. Properties adjacent are residential. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage tours, organized individual tours, private visitors, and local residents visit. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a constant problem that damages the stones; water drainage is a seasonal problem. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last ten years. No maintenance. Weather erosion and pollution are moderate threats. Security and vegetation are serious threats. Vandalism and incompatible development (both planned and existent) are very serious threats. Stones are stolen and the cemetery land is being developed.
     Dr Hanna Domanska, ul. Wladyslawa IV 34/3, 81-742 Sopot, tel: 51-04-22 completed survey 19/07/1991. Documentation: Archives, bibliography, and The Tree of Stone Tears; The Jewish Communities of the Gdansk Vovoidship; Their History and Culture. H. Domanska, Gdansk 1991. Dr. Domanska visited the site in July of 1991.
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/synag/synag.htm has synagogue sketch. [August 2005]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/gdanskchelm.htm [May 2006]

GDANSK DISTRICT: See Gdansk-Chelm
GDOW: used Myslenice
GDYNI: See Brzesko I
GDYNI: used the cemetery at WEJHEROWO
GERLINGEN: See Gasawa

GER/GORA KALVARIA:
This was once a famous Hasidic city and home of the Gerre Rebbe. The cemetery contains about six restored stones. Source: (Feb. 1998) Betty Starkman; BetteJoy@aol.com
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/cemet/gorakal.htm has photo. [August 2005]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/gorakalwaria.html [January 2006]

GIESEBITZ: see Izbica
GILGENBURG: See Dabrowno

GIZYCKO: AS 115
Alternate name: Loettsen. Located in Suwalskie, 54º03 N 21º16 E. Cemetery location: Gizycko, ul. Warszawska/obecnie Park. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was mid-19th century. In 1873 there were 172 Jews. The Jewish cemetery was established around the mid-19th century. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no marker, wall, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No gravestones are visible; and the size of the cemetery is unknown. There are no known mass graves. Municipality owns site now used as a park. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and residential. The cemetery has not been vandalized in the past ten years. Dr. Janusz Mackiewicz, 16-400 Suwalki, ul. 1 Maja 27a/47. Tel sl.663741, Tel d. 663756 completed survey 10/04/1994.
     The cemetery was destroyed between 1946 and 1960. In the fall of 1998 there were a few fragments of graves, one with the inscription Simon Engle, born 21 J. 1841, died 17 ? 1924. After that time, everything else was removed. The original cemetery location was granted to Hirsch and Abracham Pincusin 1858. Joseph Blum bought the ground under the synagogue on Dec. 29, 1880. The value of the plot was 10 700 [German marks. Source: Jan Sekta, Custodian of the Social Archives Mazurian in Gizycko. jsekta@polbox.com [12/98]

GLATZ: See Klodzko
GLAVTCHEV: (Yiddish) see Glowaczow
GLEIWITZ: See Gliwice I and II
GLINK: used cemetery at Frysztak II
GLISNO: used cemetery at Trzemeszno Lubuskie

GLIWICE I& II: (Katowice). Also see Bytom
http://hpux.wcss.wroc.pl/wroclaw/religia/cmen/cmz_gl_a.htm "Established in 19th; it contains about 50 tombstones" [January 2001]
Identified by the US Commission but they have no further information. The Jewish cemetery is located next to the Catholic cemetery. Present town Jewish population: less than 100. In 1986, a small Jewish community and a synagogue existed, with the cemetery serving their needs. Post-WWII burials began as early as 1945. The unlocked gate is partially open so that one can enter. The suburban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries has no sign but a Magen David is in the window of main, vandalized building. Reached by turning directly off a public road, a continuous masonry/brick wall surrounds the cemetery. The large cemetery contains about 500 gravestones, apparently all in original location with about thirty percent toppled or broken. Vegetation overgrowth a constant problem damaging stones. The gravestones date possibly from the late 18th to 20th centuries. The marble, limestone, and slate flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, or possibly flat stones with carved relief decoration, have Hebrew, German, and possibly Yiddish inscriptions. No known mass graves. The cemetery property is now used for Jewish cemetery only and is adjacent is the Catholic cemetery. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. No maintenance or care. Within the limits of the cemetery is an impressive building, a large hall, and many smaller rooms, baths, kitchen, and an apartment. Most are now broken and burned. Security is a very serious threat as the property is open to vandals. Vegetation is a very serious threat preventing access. Vandals burned the pre-burial house in the last ten years. Stones were stolen since 1950. Zvi Shiller, 23942 Bennington Dr., Valencia, CA 91354 (661) 254-0033 completed survey. [date: before 2000]
     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. p. 25, 75
     UPDATE: The Old Cemetery, which is off a side street near the railroad station, has many hundreds of tombstones. Burials took place there from 1815 to 1937. This is the cemetery where vegetation, mainly ivy and tree roots, is a big problem. It had a burial hall, of which ruins (mainly the foundation) can be seen. Source: Roger Lustig, Princeton, gersig.research@verizon.net [January 2006]
     UPDATE: New Cemetery: The new cemetery (with the impressive brick burial hall) was opened in 1903 and is still in use. Gliwice's Jewish population is under 10 people, I believe; they're members of the Katowice congregation.) For more information, see http://www.jewishmemory.gliwice.pl/eng_3_3.html. Photos of the WWI memorial to Jewish war dead may be viewed at http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/d_ost_gebiete/gleiwitz_rjf.htm. Both properties are locked up. As far as I know, the burial hall at the new cemetery was burned by the Nazis, not by recent vandals. I have visited these cemeteries twice this year. Source: Roger Lustig, Princeton, gersig.research@verizon.net [January 2006]

GLOGOW MALOPOLSKI: I US Commission No. POCE0000493
Located in Rzeszow at 50º09 21º58, 15 km North of Rzeszow. Cemetery location: ul. Sienkiewicza. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The first mention of Jews was 17th century. The last census before WW II has about 1000 Jews. The cemetery was established in the beginning of the 18th century. The communities of Wysoka Glogowske and Wygoda used this cemetery about 1 km from the congregation that used it. During WW II, 5,000 Jews were killed. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, gate, or fence surround. Approximate size of cemetery before WW II was 300 sq. m. The cemetery no longer exists. There are no gravestones in the cemetery. Municipality owns property now used for recreation (park and playground). Properties adjacent are residential and agricultural. Private visitors stop rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during WW II. The cemetery is not maintained. There are no structures. Threats: Uncontrolled access, vandalism and incompatible existing and planned development are very serious threats. Natascha Rode 35-213 Rzeszow, ul. Starzynskiego 5/29 completed survey in 06/1992. Site was visited for the survey in 1992.

GLOGOW MALOPOLSKI II:     US Commission No. POCE000494
Located in Rzeszow, Poland. The town is located at 50º09 21º58, 15 km North of Rzeszow. Cemetery location: ul. Partyzantow. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.      The first mention of Jews was 17th century. The last census before WW II has about 1000 Jews. The cemetery was established in the 19th century. The last burial was during WWII. The community of Wygoda used this cemetery. Orthodox and progressive/reform Jews used the cemetery is about 3 km from the congregation that used it. During WW II 5,000 Jews were killed. The isolated forest hillside between woods and fields has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all. No wall, gate, or fence surround. Approximate size of cemetery before WW II was 1100 square meters. The cemetery no longer exists. There are no gravestones in the cemetery. Municipality owns property now used for recreation and is wooded. Properties adjacent are residential and agricultural. Private visitors stop rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during WW II. The cemetery is not maintained. There are no structures within the cemetery. Threats: Uncontrolled access and vandalism are very serious threats. Vegetation is a slight threat. Natascha Rode 35-213 Rzeszow, ul. Starzynskiego 5/29. The completed survey in 06/1992 and visited site (1992). Interviewed was P. Buchard, Zabythi Kultury Zydowskiej.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa (Shtetlink) [November 2002]

GLOGOWEK:     US Commission No. POCE000517
Alternate German name is Oberglogau. Glogowek is in Opolskie Wojewodztno (50º21 17º51), 42 km from Opole. Cemetery location: ul. Olszynka. Present town population is 5,000 to 25,000 with no Jews.
     The date of earliest known Jewish community is the middle 15th century. 1938Jewish population was 50. Effecting the Jewish community: 1563-Expulsion and 1840-return. The Jewish cemetery was established before 1821 with last known Progressive/Reform Jewish burial 15 March 1936. Landmarked: monument #242/90. The isolated suburban hillside, reached by turning directly off a public road, has a sign or plaque in the local language mentioning Jews. A continuous fence with no gate and no access surrounds. Approximate size of cemetery before World War II and at present is 0.3. 100-500 gravestones, with 20-100 not in original location and 25-50% toppled or broken, date from 19th-20th centuries. The cemetery is not divided into special sections. The oldest known grave is that of Gitel Lowe, d. 19 August 1821. The limestone, sandstone, and other materials flat stones with carved relief decoration, some with traces of painting on their surfaces, have Hebrew and German inscriptions. The cemetery contains no special memorial monuments or mass graves. Municipality owns property used only as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Private visitors rarely visit it. Clearing of vegetation is the only apparent care. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures Vegetation overgrowth is a moderate problem.
     Marcin Wodzinski, UI. Jednosci Narodoney 187 m. 13, 50-303 Wrocean, Tel. 216908 completed survey on 9 Apr 1992 with documentation from I. Strecke, D/E. "Synagogengemeinde zu Oberglogau" [in] Fetsch f. Oberglogau (1925). He interviewed people near the cemetery.

GLOWACZOW:     US Commission No. POCE000065
The cemetery is agricultural, near the road to Bobrowniki. The alternate/former name of the village is (Yiddish) Glartcher in Radomskie Province, about 76 km from Warszawa. º: 51.39 N; 21.16 E Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.
Names of town official responsible for the site: Wojt Gminy, ul. Rynek, tel. 22. 26-903 Gjowaczow. Names of regional authorities: Wojewodzki Konservator Zabytow, 26-600 Radom, ul. Moniuszki 5A, tel. 21316. Adam Peukalla, ul. Gagarina 9, m. 24, 26-600 Radom is interested in the site and may have more information.
     The earliest known Jewish community in the town dates from the 17th century as does the cemetery. The Jewish population before World War II was 1911 in 1921, about 62%.Jewish community: Holocaust. The last known Jewish burial in Orthodox and Conservative cemetery was 1942. The isolated flat suburban land with no sign or plaque. Accessed by turning directly from a public road, the cemetery is surrounded by a broken fence with no gate, and is open to all.
     Present size of cemetery is 0.63 ha. with no visible stones. Properties adjacent are agriculural. The cemetery is visited rarely by organized Jewish and organized individual tours and private Jewish visitors. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Security, pollution, and vegetation are a slight threat. Weather erosion is a moderate threat. Adam Peukalla, mentioned above conducted the survey in July 1991.

GLOWNO:     US Commission No. POCE0000657
Glowno is in region Lodzkie at 51º57 N 19º46 E, 26 km from Lodz and 93 km from Warszawa. The cemetery was located at Ulica Swoboda 4. Present town population is 5,000 to 25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community in the town dates from 1753 as does the cemetery. 1921 Jewish population was 1430. The last known Jewish burial in Orthodox and Conservative cemetery was 1939 to 1945. The isolated urban land by water has no sign or plaque. Accessed, by turning directly from a public road with permission, the cemetery is surrounded by a continuous fence with a locked gate. The approximate size of cemetery before World War II is undetermined. The cemetery no longer exists. A cloth factory named after W. Bytomskiej occupies the site. The stones have been removed from the cemetery and three fragments are housed in a museum at ul. Towicka St. 20 fragments are in the garden of W and Z. Rydzynskich at ul. Mtynarska 2. There, the earliest sandstone carved relief gravestone fragment with Hebrew inscriptions date from 1812 with the others from the 19th century. Adjacent site is recreational. Private visitors rarely visit the site. Pawel Fijatkowski, 96-500 Spchaczew, ul. Ziemowitz 11, tel. 227-91 completed survey and visited the site in May 1991. He interviewed Zozistawa Rydznska.

GLUBCZYCE I:     US Commission No. POCE000515
Alternate names: Leobschuetz (German) and Hlubcicko (other). The town is located at 50º12 17º50, 62 km. from Opole in the Wojendozlto, Opolske region. The cemetery location: ul. Wroclawska. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     There were 111 Progressive/Reform Jews before WWII. The last known burial was January 1941. Landmarked: no. 245/90. The suburban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous masonry wall with a non-locking gate surrounds. The size of the cemetery is 0.7 ha, as before WWII. 1 to 20 gravestones, less than 25% toppled or broken, date from the 20th century. The stones are finely smoothed and inscribed stones of "other" material inscribed in Hebrew and German. It contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used as a Jewish cemetery only. The surrounding properties are residential. Private visitors stop rarely. It was vandalized during World War II and occasionally. There has been no maintenance or care. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vandalism is a serious threat. Minor threats: security, weather erosion, pollution and vegetation. The cemetery is seriously destroyed. Marcin Wodzinski, who visited the site on 6 April, 1992, ul. Jednosci Narodoneh 187/13, 50-303 Wroclaw, tel. 216908 completed survey 14 Apr 1992.
GLUBCZYCE II:     US Commission No. POCE000516
Cemetery location: ul. Sobieskiego. See Glubczyce I. The unlandmarked isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds the cemetery. No gravestones are visible. It contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property property is now used for recreation (park, playground, sports field). The surrounding properties are recreational. Private visitors stop rarely. It was vandalized frequently with no maintenance or care. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vandalism is a very serious threat.
     Marcin Wodzinski, ul. Jednosci Narodoneh 187/13, 50-303 Wroclaw, tel. 216908 completed survey in 14 Apr 1992. Wodzinski visited the site April 6, 1992. He interviewed a newsstand keeper.

GLUSK:     US Commission No. POCE00178
Glusk is in the Province Lublin at 51º12 E 22º36 N. In 1990 the cemetery area was included in the boundaries of Lublin. Cemetery location: E of the market square, among fields. Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.
     The date of earliest known Jewish community is 1638. 1921 Jewish population was 390, 42%. The cemetery was established at the end of the 17th century or in the beginning of the 18th century with last known Orthodox Jewish burial 1942. The isolated suburban flat land, reached by turning directly off a public road with no sign. The cemetery is open to all with no fence. The cemetery size is.5? ha. No stones are visible. The headstones removed from the cemetery were incorporated into roads or structures on Brzozowe Street. No known mass graves. The present owner of the cemetery property is unknown and its use is primarily as a Jewish cemetery but also part, to a little extent, for waste dumping. The adjoining property is agricultural. Private visitors rarely visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a severe threat. Security is a moderate threat. The unfenced area is overgrown with vegetation and used as a children's playground, a place for drinking alcohol, and incidentally, for waste dumping.
     In April 1990, Pawel Sykowski, ul. Kaiarowsyzyzna 64 159, 20-201 Lublin, tel. 772078 visited and completed survey with documentation from I. Strecke, D/E. Synagogengemeinde zu Oberglogau [in] Fetsch f. Oberglogau (1925)77. He interviewed people near the cemetery.
     The Zajifsztajn family memorial is in the cemetery. Glusk used to be a shtetl about 10 kms out of Lublin with its own Jewish cemetery. My mother's family was among 28 people who were taken out of the Lublin Ghetto, transported to the Glusk cemetery, and shot on the 19 April 1942. They were buried in a common grave at the cemetery. After the war, no trace was left of the cemetery that became grazing land. On our visit to Glusk this year, we were directed to a clump of birch trees between paddocks and a new housing estate. My mother wants to have this clump of trees surrounded by a chain and a commemorative plaque or tombstone erected. I cannot give specific information as to where this clump of trees in Glusk is. Source: Ester Csaky, 7 Thomasina Street, E Bentleigh, Vic. 3165 Australia tibicsa@werple.apana.org.au

GMINA (district) BANIE: See Banie
BANIEWICE: See Banie
GNESEN: (German) see Gniezno I, II and (III)

GNIEW:     US Commission No. POCE000008
Alternate name: Mewe in German. Gniew is located in Gdansk, at 53º5018º49, 30km from Tczewa. The cemetery is located at ul. 7. Marca. Present population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community is 1816. 1931Jewish population was 9. Effecting the Jewish Community were the ban on permanent settlement in 1309; the abolition of that ban in 1808; the building of a house of prayer in 1821; emigration at the end of the 19th century; and extermination of the Jews beginning in 1939. The landmarked (plan of urban development) Hasidic Orthodox cemetery was established in 1821.The isolated suburban crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and access is open to all with no wall or gate. The present size of cemetery is 0.30 hectares. The pre-war size of the cemetery is unknown. No gravestones or structures are visible. No mass graves. Municipality owns the rarely visited property. Properties adjacent are industrial. It was vandalized during World War II. There has been no maintenance or care. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem that prevents access. Water drainage at the cemetery is also a seasonal problem. Security is a serious threat, as are weather erosion, vegetation and vandalism. Pollution is a slight threat.
     Dr. Hanna Domanska, ul. Wladyslawa IV 34/3, 81-742 Sopot, tel: 51-04-22 completed survey 19/07/1991. H. Domanska's text, The Tree of Stone Tears; The Jewish Communities of the Gdansk Vovoidship; Their History and Culture. (Gdansk 1991) and the documentation form were used.

GNIEWOSZOW:     US Commission No. POCE00066
Gniewoszow is in the provice of Radomskie at 51º29 N; 21º45 E, 21 km from Kozienice. The cemetery is located on Oleksowska Street. Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was in the mid-18th century, maybe 1780. 1921 Jewish population was 654, about 66.4%. The last known Conservative Jewish burial was 1942. The isolated urban flat land, reached by turning directly off a public road, has no sign or plaque. The cemetery is open to all with no fence. It is currently about.5 ha in size. No stones survive. The municipality owns property used for agriculture. The adjoining property is agricultural and residential. Private visitors occasionally visit the cemetery vandalized during World War II. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Security (uncontrolled access), weather erosion, and incompatible nearby development are a moderate threat. Pollution is a slight threat.
     Adam Penkalla, ul. Gagarina 9, m. 24, 26-600 Random completed the survey. Documentation: I. Strecke, D/E. "Synagogengemeinde zu Oberglogau" [in] Fetsch f. Oberglogau (1925) 77. He interviewed people near the cemetery.

GNIEWOSZOW (GRANICA):     US Commission No. POCE0000067
Located in Radomsuie at 45º_ E 29º_ N, 27 km from Uozieuice. Cemetery location: Lubelskor Street. Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1765. 1927 Jewish population was 657, 2%. Date of last known Conservative Jewish burial was 1942. The unlandmarked cemetery urban crown of a hill, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The cemetery has no wall, fence or gate. Approximate size of cemetery before World War II is 0.5 ha and currently also. No gravestones are visible. No known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for waste dumping. Properties adjacent are industrial and agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance or structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation, existing development and planned or proposed development. There is slight threat from weather erosion and vandalism. Adam Penkalla, ul. Gagarina 9, m. 24, 26-600 Random completed survey after a visit to the site.

GNIEZNO I:     US Commission No. POCE00449
Alternate German name: Gnesen. Gniezno in woj Pornauskia 52º33 17º36, 45 km to Poznan. Location: ul. Chrobrego. Present town population is 25,000 to 100,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was the second half of the 14th century. 1937Jewish population was 152. This Conservative cemetery was established around 1826. The isolated flat urban land, with no sign or marker, but a new fence and no gate, is reached by turning directly off a public road,. No stones are visible. Municipality owns property used for storage of town clean-up accessories with adjoining residential property. Security, Weather erosion, and pollution are very serious threats. Pniewski Rawomin, Poznan, ul. Prij-??byorewskiyo 41/3? completed survey and visited site August 1991 with documentation from Heppner, A., and Herzberg, J., Aus Vergangenheit und Gegen. Die Juden und die judischen gemeinden in den Posener Landen, 1905-79, with photos.
GNIEZNO II:     US Commission No. POCE00450
The cemetery is located at ul. Roosevelta. See Gniezo I for town information. No date was given for the establishment of this cemetery. The suburban land, separate but near other cemeteries has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, a continuous masonry wall and a non-locking gate surrounds. No stones are visible. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Municipality owns property used for a school and apartment houses with adjoining recreational and residential property. There is no maintenance. See Gniezno I for survey information.
GNIEZNO III:     US Commission No. POCE00463
For additional information see Gniezno I. The cemetery is located at ul. Koseiuszki. See Gniezo I for town details. No date was given for the establishment of this cemetery. The isolated urban flat land and hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or fence. No stones are visible. Municipality owns property. Current use is illegible on survey (possibly nursery). The adjacent properties are residential. Pniewski visited in 1991.

GOGOLIN:     US Commission No. POCE000523
Located in Wojewqdztwo, Opolskie, Poland. Cemetery location: Ul Wyzwolenia. The town is located at 18 02' º50 30', 20 km from Opole. Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.
The cemetery was established before 1862 with the last known Progressive/Reform burial May 13, 1935. No other town or villages used this landmarked cemetery: no. 229/89. The urban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Access is open to all. The cemetery adjoins recreational property. Reached by turning directly off a public road, a continuous masonry wall with no gate surrounds it. The approximate size before WWII and now is 0.2 ha. 20 to 100 gravestones in original locations with 50 -75% toppled or broken are limestone and sandstone flat stones with carved relief decoration. The cemetery has no sections or known mass graves. The municipality owns the property is now used for Jewish cemetery only. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors stop. It has not been vandalized in the last ten years. There has been clearing of vegetation and fixing of wall maintenance but no care now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. No threats.
     Marcin Wodzinski, Ul Sednosci Narodoneg 187/13, Sd-303, Droctan, ph: 216908 completed this survey May 11, 1992. Wodzinski visited the site on May 5, 1992. No interviews were conducted.

GOLANCZ:     US Commission No. POCE000432
German name: Sollantsch. Located in Pika at 52º57N 17º18E, 40 km from Bydgoszcz. Cemetery is N of town, near the road to Podjezien(?)e. Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.
In 1768, permission was granted to restore the synagogue; then, they built a new masonry building. The Jewish population as of last census before World War II was 50. The cemetery was established in the 18th century with last Progressive/Reform Jewish burial before 1939. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Access is open to all. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds the cemetery. Approximate size of cemetery before World War II was 0.50 ha, presently the same. No gravestones or mass graves exist. Municipality owns property now used for recreation. Local residents rarely visit. It was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance, structures or threats. Henryk Grecki, 70-534 Szczecin Soktysia 3/13, Tel. 377-41 completed survey August 30, 1981. The site was not visited.

GOLDAP:
     In the former German E Prussia. Givat Shmuel, near Tel Aviv, is twinned with Goldap. Benny Hershkowitz; e-mail: hershkow@netvision.net.il visited the Goldap cemetery with a Delegation in 1996. GOLDAP I: AS 116
Located in region Suwalskie. The town is located at 54 12N ºand is 22 18E km as is 60 km from Suwalki. Cemetery location: Goldap, ul. Cmentarna, lot or parcel # 522. Present town population is 5,000 to 25,000 with no Jews.
GOLDAP II: AS 117
Cemetery location: Goldap, ul. Cmentarna, lot or parcel # 516. For general information see Goldap I. The cemetery was established in the 2nd half of the 19th century. No other town or villages used this cemetery. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in the second half of the 19th century. The urban hillside, separated but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing barren public property and across from the Evangelical cemetery, access is open to all. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds the cemetery. Approximate size of cemetery before World War II and now is 0.08 ha. 1 to 20 Sockles (bases) only with 25 percent toppled or broken. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns property now used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and the Evangelical cemetery. Private visitors stop rarely. The cemetery has been vandalized but not in the last ten years. There has been no maintenance at the cemetery at all. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. No threats, but vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem. Survey information is the same as the above.

GOLINA:     US Commission No. POCE000704
Located in Voierodship of Konin at 52º1518º06, 13 km from Konin. Cemetery location: 52, 1 Maja Street, by the southern side of the road to Konin, in the premises of the recycling factory. Present town population is 5,000 to 25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was the second half of the 14th century. 1938 Jewish population was 1500 persons, 50%. In 1861 there was 656 Jews among 1332 inhabitants. The town of Kazimierz, 5 km away, also used this Orthodox and Progressive/Reform cemetery. Date of last known Jewish burial was 1939. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. A continuous fence with a locked gate surrounds the cemetery. Approximate size of cemetery before World War II was 0.43 ha. Present size is 0.20 ha. There are no gravestones in cemetery. 2 pieces of the granite and sandstone tombstones removed from the cemetery are in a museum and a private collection. Municipality owns property now used for industrial or commercial use. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. Rarely, private visitors and local residents visit. It was vandalized during World War II. Part of the western side of the cemetery wall was used for walling around the factory. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. There is serious threat to the cemetery from uncontrolled access [contradicts locked as stated above-] and nearby existing development. The factory has built in center of the cemetery, now covered with concrete. The western part is overgrown with forest and quite well preserved. There is high industrial pollution. Storage and disorder are in the preserved western part. Pollution is a moderate threat. There is a slight threat from weather erosion and vegetation.
     Tucja Pawlicka-Nowak, 62-510 Konin, ul. 11 Listopada 15/76. Tel # 43 43 56 completed survey August 26, 1992 after a visit the same day. Literature and interviews were used. Irena Sznycer, Golina, 9, Mickiewicsa Street., Tel #62 590 was interviewed. She gave one saved matseva for the Museum in Konin.

GOLUB-DOBRZYN I: AS 118
Up to 1950 Golub and Dobrzyn were two independent towns on two sides of the river Dzwgey. Up to 1920, they belonged to the different counties of Poland. Now located in Wojewodztno Toninskie at 53º0719º03, 40 km from od Torinia. Cemetery location: ul. Janka Ksasickiego. Present town population is 5,000 to 25,000 with 10 to 100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was after 1772 with aboiut 300 Jews in 1939. In 1820, the Synagogue was built. In 1858, the community received the statute. In 1923, 116 members of the community left Golub. Living here were 1827 innkeeper Simon Wolff; Wolff Suhtan and Joseph Mendowski, representatives of the community in 1826; Wolff Beniamin, teacher of religion in 1826; Simon Wolff Sulton, A. Isaacksohn, J. Wallengang, representatives of the community in 1846; and Israel Wspes, Joseph Cohn, Gabriel Sultan, representatives of the community in 1855. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1770. The urban crown of a hill by water, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with a locked gate surrounds the cemetery. Approximate size of cemetery before World War II: 0.0953 ha. No stone visible and there are no known mass graves. Municipality property incorporated into the Catholic cemetery. Properties adjacent are residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II. No structures or threats.
     Mgr. Maszeno Stocka, 87-100 Tonin, ul. Lyskonskiego 37 e m. 185 completed survey October 25, 1991 after a visit to the site. Persons interviewed: Elibreta Srpejantwlskie and Mouneis Thibert both from Golub-Drobrzyn.
GOLUB-DOBRZYN II: AS 119
The cemetery is located on the road to Chelmno. See I for general information about town.      The earliest known Jewish community was probably mid-18th century. 1881 Jewish population was 2,359 among 3,665 inhabitants. The isolated urban crown of a hill by water has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all with no fence, wall or gate. Approximate size is 2.6 ha. There are no gravestones visible. It contains no known mass graves. A private individual owns the property is now used for recreation. It was vandalized during World War II. Vegetation overgrowth on the property is not a problem. For survey background information see the cemetery listing above.

GOMBIN: See Gabin

GONIADZ:
The cemetery is a little distance from town, near the Polish cemetery and a clump of pine trees. Only one headstone stands; another leans against it. Several other stones lay on the ground, broken and scattered among trees. The local Jewish Community called it the "Good Place". Goniadz is about 50 miles from Warsaw. 4000 Jews from this town perished in Treblinka. There is a Yizkor book. The one remaining stone was of Ari Hayim ben Saul Moses. Source: April 11, 1996 The Washington Jewish Week story of the visit of Harold Black to his birthplace.

GOR

GORA KALWARIA:
     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. p. 45-46

GORA SL:     US Commission No. POCE000309
Located in region Leszcsynskie. The town is located at 51º40'16º32', 24 km from Leszno and 89 km from Wrockaw. Other alternate name for town: Gunrau. Cemetery location: "Cmentarz Usytuowany jest przy szosie, Gora Sl., Bojanowo na niewielkim wzniesieniu tuz za ciyentayzem komlonalzyus." [needs translation] Present town population is 5,000 to 25,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 57. Wasosz (Herrnstadt), 17 km from cemetery, and Czernina, 10 km away, used this unlandmarked Conservative and Progressive/Reform cemetery between fields and woods, separate but near other cemeteries, with no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The cemetery has no fence, wall or gate. Approximate size of cemetery before World War II and presently is 0.05 ha. 1 to 20 stones, none in original location with less than 25% surviving, date from the 19th-20th century. The marble and sandstone flat shaped stones have traces of painting on some. The municipality owns the property is now used for Jewish cemetery only with no known mass graves. Property adjacent is agricultural and cmentarz komunalny.(communal cemetery?) It was not vandalized during World War II. There has been no maintenance. No structures. The cemetery is under serious threat from uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. There is moderate threat from weather erosion. Dariusz Czwojdrak, ul. Lipowa 22 a/h 67-400 Wschowa completed survey November 24, 1991 after a visit to the site. Zbigniew Kida, Gora Sl. was interviewed for this survey on November 23, 1991.
    UPDATE: The cemetery, located at Lipowa Street, was destroyed on Kristallnacht. [August 2003]

GORAJ I: AS 120
Alternate name: Goren (Yiddish). Located in Zamosc at 22º41'W 50º43'N, 59 km south from Lublin on Lublin-Przemysl highway and 40 km west from Zamosc. Cemetery location: within a local primary school. Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was before mid-17th century. 1921 Jewish population was 394. Jewish population, from the very beginning of town's history, has played a leading role. Masonry synagogue was erected in first half of the 17th century. In the 19th century 50% of population were Jewish. Jewish section of town burned in 1940. Jews were exterminated in 1940 to 1942. Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century with last known Orthodox Jewish burial probably around 1850. The cemetery is not landmarked but is preserved as a local monument of Holocaust victims, area included in preserved zone. The rural hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has a sign or plaque in the Polish language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with a non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. Approximate size of cemetery before World War II:.6 ha. No stones are visible in the cemetery. The Municipality owns the property is now used for recreation. Properties adjacent are residential. It was vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years. There has been no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Threat from uncontrolled access.
     Malgorzata Radolowicz- Buzikiewicz, Florian'ska 37/3; 31-019 Krakow; phone (0-12) 215748 completed survey September 28, 1995 after a visit to the site. Documentation: PSOZ (Wojewodzki Konserwator Zabytkow) State Preservation Authority, Conservation Officer for Woiwodship. Zamosc,-"Karta cmentarza" (cemetery record card) #2665 filled out by D. Kawalko, 1990 She visited on September 28, and interviewed officers at Preservation Authorities and residents of housing near the cemetery.
GORAJ (II: AS 121
Located in Zamosc. Cemetery location: Cmentarna St., SE from Market Sq., next to Rom.-Eastath [sic] cemetery. For town information see Goraj I. Jewish cemetery was established around 1850 with last known Jewish burial 1942. This unlandmarked cemetery is preserved as a local monument of Holocaust victims, area included in preserved zone. The rural hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has a sign or plaque in the Polish language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with a non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. Size before WWII and now is.51 ha. 1 to 20 The sandstone finely smoothed and Hebrew inscribed gravestones, none in original location, date from the 19th and 20th centuries. Stones removed from the cemetery were incorporated into roads, miscellaneous residences in town, or base of a monument. The cemetery contains special memorial monument to Holocaust victims. No known mass graves. The Municipality owns the property is now used for Jewish cemetery and recreation. Properties adjacent are recreational and agricultural. Private visitors stop rarely. It was vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years. There was some fixing of wall and gate. In 1986-1989, a monument constructed of of 8 stone fragments was erected at the site. There is no care. For survey information, see Goraj I.

GORCZENICA: used cemetery at Brodnica (listed)
GOREN: (Yiddish) see Goraj

GORLICE:
click for GORLICE Cemetery pictures http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Gorlice/Gorlice.htm . Alternate names: Gorlits, Gorlitse, Gorlitza. [October 2000]
     Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 46
"The cemetery seven or eight kilometers from the town was overgrown but enclosed by a fence."      Source: Cohen, Chester G. "Jewish Cemeteries in Southern Poland" from `An Epilogue' in Shtetl Finder. 1980.
GORLICE:     US Commission No. POCE000740
As a result of the new administrative division (from January 1, 1999) the town is now in the province (voivodship) called Malopolskie [Little Poland], with its capital in Cracow. Cemetery: western slopes of the Cemetery Mountain. Gorlice is located at 49º90 N 21º10 E, 14 km from Krakow and 39 km from Nowy Sacz. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 2300 persons. 1939 Jewish population was 9500. The landmarked Orthodox and the Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century. The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open with permission. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds. The approximate size of the cemetery both before WWII and today is 1.6 ha. 100-500 gravestones, with 1-20 in original location and more than 75% broken or topped, date from the 19th and 20th centuries. The location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery is not divided into any special sections. The marble, granite, and sandstone mostly flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew and Polish inscriptions. The cemetery contains a special memorial monument to Holocaust victims and marked mass graves. Probably the town of Gorlice owns site unclaimed by the Jewish community for return of the property. The property is now used only for the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are recreational and agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are the same as in 1939. Occasionally, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II; it is probably maintained to some extent by the town of Gorlice. Within the cemetery is an ohel. The cemetery is completely fenced with a monument. The Nissenbaum Family Foundation, the town, and the Remembrance Foundation sponsored the fence and monument. Most of the tombstones are lying on the ground, causing quick stone corrosion. Also serious is the lack of security since access is uncontrolled. Pollution and vandalism from nearby sources is judged to be moderately threatening while development either now or in the future is rated as only a slight threat.
     Piotr Antoniak ul. Dobro 5 m 36, 05-800 Pruszkow visited the site on Aug. 26, 1992 and completed the survey on 9/9/1992. This town was updated by Eleonora Bergman; bergman@it.com.pl in August 1999. Eleonora Bergman is project manager for the Wyszkow model cemetery project of the Commission.
GORLICE II:
     Cemetery: Kriegerfriedhof (War Cemetery) Nr. 90. {10842} 1 Jewish WWI soldier. Source: erich.fritsch@sol.at

GORLITSA: see GORLICE
GORLITSE: see GORLICE

GOROWO ILAWECKIE:     US Commission No. POCE000261
Alternate name: Landsberg in German. Gorowo Ilaweckie is located in Mazury region Olsztynskie at 54º17 20º30, 67 km from the town of Olsztyn. The address of the cemetery is ul. Czerniachowsluego. Present town population is between 1,000-5,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1828. 1935 Jewish population was 19. The Orthodox and the Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The last burial was in the 1930s. Landmarked: "Rejestrr zabytkow wojewodzki Olsztynslaego"-Register of monuments of the voivodship of Olsztyn. 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 cemetery is.04 ha. before and after World War II. 1 and 20 gravestones are in original locations, fewer than 25% toppled or broken. Removed stones were incorporated into the Mickiewicza St. pavement. The sandstone and other non-specified stones inscribed in Hebrew and German date from the 19th century. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. Municipality owns property used as a Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Rarely, private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery receives no maintenance. Vandalism is a moderate threat, while security, incompatible development and vegetation are slight threats.      Wiktor Knerer, 10-685 Olsztyn ul. Barra 33m 16, tel. 33-86-07 completed survey in November 1991 after a visit in 1989. Documentation: Frederichs Deutscher Stadcherbuch, Stuttgartt 1934. Other documentation was inaccessible.

GORZKOW: AS 122
The town is located in the Province of Zamosc at 50º52 23º01, 34 km NE of Zamosc. The cemetery is within fields of the village Chorupnik. From the center of Gorzkow, proceed along the road in the direction of Chorupnik to the first settlements of that village on right over the pond. The cemetery on the left side of a road faces the settlements. Present town population is under 1,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was about 1689. 1921 Jewish population was 434. Privileges granted Jewish residents were incorporated in the location act of the town. Until the mid-19th century, the Jewish community of Gorzkow was a relatively poor community using a cemetery in Turobin. The Orthodox Jewish cemetery, 3 km away, in Gorzkow was established after 1843. 1942 mass murder of the entire remaining Jewish population occurred at the cemetery. The isolated rural, agricultural hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all. No wall or gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of the cemetery both before WWII was 0.50 ha. and today is about 0.30 ha. No gravestones are visible. The location of removed stones is unknown. Municipality owns site with Jewish graves, crops, animal grazing, and waste dumping. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller than in 1939, due to both agricultural and residential development. Rarely, Jewish and non-Jewish private visitors stop. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years but the tombstones were removed earlier. There are no structures. The most serious threat is security. Vegetation is a moderate threat while existing development is regarded as somewhat threatening.
     Malgorzata Radolowicz, ul. Florianska 37 m3, Krakow, who visited the site, completed survey on August 23, 1995. Local preservation authorities and officers of the local Council and one nearby resident of the housing development near the cemetery, Mr. Stanislaw Mrozek, Janki #4 were interviewed. Documentation: PSOZ (the State Preservation Authority, Conservation Officer for Woiwodship) Zamosc: "Karta cmentarza" [cemetery record chart], #2643 filed by D. Kawalko, 1989. And Historical-Urban Survey, Lublin 1990, prepared by J. Sygowska/PKZ [State Restoration Workshop], Dep. Lublin.

GORZNO: AS 123
The town (part of Lidsbark) is located in region Toninskie at 18º45 53º09, 90 km from Toninia. The address of the cemetery is ul. Czemtarna. Present town population is 1,000-5000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was beginning of the 19th century. 1921 (census) Jewish population was 1 person; 1931 was 20. In the 1820's and 1830's were violent developments in the community. In 1858, Gorzno was granted the Statute. In the second half of the 19th century, the synagogue was built. In the 1880's was a sudden Jewish emigration. In 1927, the town was incorporated into the Jewish community of Lidsbark. In the late 1920's, Jews from central Poland emigrated. The Jewish cemetery in Gorzno was established at the beginning of the 19th century. The urban crown of a hill has no sign or marker to note. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all with no wall or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII was 0,83 ha. No gravestones are visible. There are no known mass graves or structures. Municipality owns property used for crops and animal grazing. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. No threats listed.
     Manena Stocka, 87 100 Tonui, Lyslowskaego (sp) 31 E/185 completed survey on October 10, 1991 after a visit to the site and interviews (name illegible). Possibly a documentation form PPPK2 was used. [Hard to read form]

GORZOW SLASKI:     US Commission No. POCE000166
Alternate name: Landsberg (German). Gorzow Slaski is located 60km from Czestochowa Poland at 51º02 18º26. The cemetery is located at Zawodzki Street. Present town population is 1,000 and 5,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. The Orthodox Jewish cemetery was probably established in the first quarter of the 19th century. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds. No gravestones are visible. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem. The municipality owns the cemetery property used for waste dumping. Properties adjacent are recreational. Rarely, local residents visit. It was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. Jan Pawel Woronczak, Sandomierska St. 21 m.1, 02-567 Warsaw, tel: 49-54-62 completed survey on 28/01/1992 using information obtained in Praszka (a town near Gorzow).

GORZOW WIELKOPOLSKI:     US Commission No. POCE000339
Alternate name: Landsberg in German. Gorzow Wielkopolski is located in Gorzow WLKP region at 52º44 N 15º13 E. The cemetery is at ul. Stonecino 57. Present town population is between 25,000 and 100,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was sometime before the mid-1500s as a synagogue existed in 1557. 1933 Jewish population was 935 in but was down to 806 by 1935. Living here were Kadolisz Salomon, who was the rabbi in the year 1662, During the 18th century Moses Barrach, Dawid Liebmann, and Hirsch Salomon served as members of the Kahal Council. The cemetery was established at the beginning of the 18th century. The last known Progressive Reform burial was probably in 1936. The isolated urban hillside has inscriptions in Hebrew on gate or wall. Reached by crossing the private industrial shop, access is open to all. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII and after is approximately.71 ha. About 20-100 gravestones remain visible in the cemetery in original locations. Several more are not in original locations with 25%- 50% toppled or broken. The tombstones date from the 19th and 20th centuries. The granite, sandstone and masonry double tombstones or multi-stone monuments have German inscriptions. A private individual owns property used only as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are residential, a school, and an industrial shop. During World War II, the cemetery was vandalized. No maintenance. A pre-burial house has housing offices today. Moderate threat: security, weather, vegetation, vandalism, and incompatible nearby development. Pollution and planned development are a slight threat. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem.
     Henryk Grecki, 70-534 Szcrecin p) ul Soltysia 3/13, Tel. 377-41 completed this survey on August 14, 1991 using a review of scientific documentation. He did not visit the cemetery or conduct interviews.
     UPDATE: The cemetery is in a very bad condition. There are only 7 or 8 stones. The location of the others is unknown. There are a lot of stone foundations but no stones. In the backyard is a lot of garbage. The Regional authority responsible for the site wrote me, that the cemetery is in a quite good condition, and that it is in the responsibility of his authority but last Sunday I saw with my own eyes, that this is not true. You can see that the tombs in the wall are full of graffitti. No one takes responsibility, but I think the main problem is money. The walls are broken. Everybody can come and go. Very sad. Source: Olaf Tessmann; oletess@berlin.snafu.de [April 1999]

GORZYCA: used Kostrzyn
GOSTYNIN:     US Commission No. POCE000617
Gostynin is located in region Plockie at 19º29 52º25. The address of the cemetery is Ulica Goscinna. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was around 1765. 1921 Jewish population was 1831. The Orthodox or Conservative last burial was between 1939 and 1945. The unlandmarked 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 approximate size of the cemetery both before WWII and today is 83 ha. No mass graves. The municipality owns property used for the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are recreational and residential. Rarely, private visitors or local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II with no maintenance. Today, occasionally municipal authorities clear or clean. There are no structures within the cemetery. No threats. Pawel Fijalkowski, 96-500, Sochaczew, Ulica Ziemowita 11, Tel.#: 227-91 completed this survey on November 11, 1991 using official register of Jewish Cemeteries of 1981. He visited in July 1991.
http://www.zchor.org/GOSTYNIN.HTM [June 2005]

GOWARCZOW:     US Commission No. POCE00068
Gowarczow is located in the Radomsuie region, at 51º15 20º29, 121 km from Warszawa. The cemetery is on Aleja Wyzwolenin Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was in the mid-17th century (possibly 1662). 1927 Jewish population was 508. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established sometime during the 17th century. The last known Conservative burial in the cemetery was 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. No gravestones, known mass graves, or structures exist. The municipality owns property used for agriculture. Adjacent properties are recreational. Private Jewish visitors visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II with no maintenance since the war. Incompatible existing development is a moderate threat, with water erosion as a slight threat. Adam Penkalla, (see address above) completed survey on August 4, 1991 after a visit on July 16, 1991.

GOWOROWO:     US Commission No. POCE000046
Goworowo is located in the province of Ostroleckie, at 21º36 52º56, 17 km from the town of Rozan; 22 km from the town of Ostroleka; and 126 km from Warszawa. From the marketplace in Ostrokeckie, go along the bridge on the Orz River. Turn left into a cart track about 60 m. before the fork in the roads to Grodush and Parich. Present town population is between 1,000-5,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1921 Jewish population was 1,085. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery, established in the 19th century, was used by Orthodox, Conservative and Progressive/Reform. The last burial was in 1939 or 40. The isolated rural agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property and is open to all with no wall or gate. The cemetery is 1.7 ha. before and after World War II. 1 and 20 gravestones are visible in the cemetery, none in their original location with less than 25% surviving. About 200 removed stones are in the Goworowo community administrative office. The granite and sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed, rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones or flat stones with carved relief decorations date from the 19th century. The inscriptions are Hebrew and Yiddish. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. A private individual owns site for agriculture. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors or local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years with no maintenance since the war. Security is moderate threat. Vandalism is a very serious threat. The cemetery was destroyed during the Second World War. Water drainage is a seasonal problem.
     Wojciech Henrykowski, 06-200 Makow Maz Street, Spotolziekza 20 completed survey August 27, 1991. Documentation: collection of Panstwowa Sluzbo Zabytkow wl Ostroleke photographic documentation of the tombstones in the collection of the author.
     UPDATE: Goworowo, Poland UPDATE: In 1999; the following details refer to 88 tombstones that we traced near a gasoline station. To the best of our knowledge the cemetery of Goworowo was destroyed during the war. Local or regional individuals interested in site: the local priest (reported by Dr. Zalman Dresner). Tombstones are from 20th century and inscribed in Hebrew. Security and vandalism are moderate concerns. Mr. Shafran has photos. Source: Israel Shafran, 972-4-8263557, ihshafrn@netvision.net.il . [17 June 2005]

GRABOW:     US Commission No. POCE000692
Grabow is located in the voivodship of Konin at 52º0719º01, 16 km from the town of Laczyca. The address of the cemetery is Grabow Kolonia. Present town population is 1,350 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. Pre-WWII Jewish population was about 400 people. The date the Jewish cemetery was established is unknown but both the Orthodox and the Progressive/Reform Jews used it The isolated suburban flat land between fields and woods has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or gate. The cemetery is 1.5 ha. before and after World War II. There is one granite finely smoothed and inscribed gravestone visible in the cemetery. The municipality owns property is barren. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Local residents rarely visit the cemetery was vandalized during World War II with no maintenance, caretaker, or structures. Moderate threats are security, weather erosion and pollution. Vegetation prevents access seasonally.
     Powlicko Nowok, 62510 Vohin 111 distopado 15/76, tel. (1?)434356 [see Konin] completed this survey November 28, 1992. Historical materials and documentation were reviewed at PSOZ. He visited the cemetery on November 28, 1991. While Powlicko Interviewed people for the survey, the interviews were unsatisfactory.

GRABOW:     US Commission No. POCE000474
Grabow is located in region Kaliski at 51º31 18º07, 94 km WSW from Lodz. The cemetery is near the filling station at the road to Ostrow, 2-3 km from the town center. Present town population is between 1,000-5,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community early 18th century. 1905 Progressive/Reform Jewish population was 101. The isolated unlandmarked crown of a hill, between fields and woods, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or gate. 1-20 gravestones are in original location. The stones removed from the cemetery were probably used to build the water dam. Those that remain are made of sandstone flat shaped stones or multi-stone monuments. There are no known mass graves. Within the cemetery are fragmentary remains of the steps in front of the former entrance. The municipality owns unused property. Adjacent properties are commercial (filling station) and agricultural. The site is never visited. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II with no maintenance since the war. There is no caretaker. Current moderate threats are security and vandalism. Vegetation overgrowth a serious threat, a constant problem that disturbs both graves and tombstones. Michal Witwicki, Dembocoswiego 12/53, 02-J84 Watszawa, tel. 6418345 completed this survey on October 29, 1991. He visited the cemetery with Eleoura Rergowiau on October 18, 1991.

GRABOWIEC I: AS 124
The cemetery is located in Bronislawka at E end of settlement behind plot #19, in the province of Zamosc at 50º50 23º34. The town/cemetery is 25 km NE to E from Zamosc. Present population is 1,000-5,000, with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1570. 1921 Jewish population was 1721. The synagogue was mentioned in the 16th century; by the end of the 19th century, there were two synagogues. 1942 brought the extermination of the local Jewish community at the stary [old] cemetery. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1891. The date of the last known Orthodox Jewish burial in the cemetery was 1941. Communities from surrounding villages did not use the unlandmarked isolated wooded hillside with no sign or marker. Access is via turning directly off a public road and crossing private property. It is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII was 1.3 ha but today is 0.4 ha. The surveyor was unable to establish any markers; and the site is covered with bushes and woods. No stones remain. The municipality and private individual(s) own property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural. Private visitors visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. There are no maintenance or structures. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a serious and constant problem, disturbing graves. The area is covered with quickly emerging woodland and bush.
     Slawomir Parfianowicz, Jasielska 50a/2, 02-18 Warszawa conducted this survey on 25 August, 1995. He visited on 25 August, 1995 and used documentation from the PSOZ [Wojewodzki Konserwator Zabytkow [State Preservation Authority, Conservation Officer for Woiwodship] Zamosc,-"Karta cmentarza" [cemetery record chart], #2661 fulfilled by D. Kawalo, 1990 and the "Studium historyczno-urbanistyczne dawnego m. Grabowca [Historical-Urban Survey of former town Grabowiec]", Lublin 1989 (prepared by J. Stygowska/ PKZ [State restoration workshop], Dep. Lublin. He interviewed officers at Preservation Authorities and residents of housing nearby the cemetery [Bonislawka #19].
GRABOWIEC II: AS 125
Alternate name: The cemetery is located on the N slope of Gora Grabowiecka Hill (some 200 m from the river Wolica). See Grabowiec I for information about the town and history. The Jewish cemetery was established after 1720 (when the ground was purchased). The date of the last known Orthodox Jewish burial in the unlandmarked cemetery was 1900. Btween fields and woods, the isolated hillside has no sign or marker. Access, directly off a public road, is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII and today is 1 ha. The surveyor was unable to establish any markers; and the site is open space. No stones remain. Stones removed were incorporated into roads or structures. In 1990, several tombstones were stored at the site of the local Volunteer Fire Brigade [700 Lecia Street], but that information is unconfirmed. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves but no structures. The municipality and private individual(s) own property used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural. Private visitors visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. Security (uncontrolled access) and vandalism are serious threats. Slawomir Parfianowicz conducted this survey, see above for details and documentation. He interviewed officers at Preservation Authorities and residents of housing near the cemetery.

GRABOWO: used cemetery at Brodnica
GRANICA: see Gniewoszow
GRATZ: (German) See Grodzisk Wlkp
GRAUDENZ: (German) see Grudziadz
GREIFENBERG: (German) see Gryfice
GREIFENHAGEN: (German) see Gryfino
GRITZA: (Yiddish) see Grojec
GROCHISKO CRORNE: used cemetery at Grodzisko Dolne

GRODEK:     US Commission No. POCE000132
Alternate name: Horodok (Yiddish and Russian). Grodek is located in Bialystok at 23º9 53º08, 55km from Bialystok. The cemetery is located in NW part of town. Present population is 1,000 - 5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1931 Jewish population was 1385. Living here were Rabbi Bernard Rozenblat, Nisan Brojde and Abram Zelig Syjon. The cemetery was established in the early 19th century with last Kobryn & Slonim Orthodox, Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial was 1943. Communities in Michalowo and other local villages up to 15 km away also used the cemetery. The rural forest hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no fence or gate. Before WWII, the cemetery occupied 0.85 hectares. It currently occupies 0.4 hectares as a result of agriculture. 1 and 20 gravestones visible with less than 25% toppled or broken. Some removed tombstones were incorporated into parts of Smierczewkiego and Michalowska Streets. The oldest known gravestone dates from end of the 19th century. Remaining tombstones date from 19th and 20th centuries. The concrete tombstones have no inscriptions. The municipality owns the cemetery property. Adjacent properties are agricultural. No caretaker. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a constant problem disturbing graves. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years.
     Tomasz Wisniewski, ul. Bema 95/99, Bialystok, Tel: 212-46 completed survey 10/08/1991. He visited in 1984, 1985, and 1989. Persons interviewed were Nadzieja Dudzik in 1988 at Michalowska 48, Grodek and Siemion Michael of Noah 4, Ramat Aviv, 69050, Israel in 1989.
     [Note: In his book Jewish Bialystok on p. 74, Wisniewski states: "... only a few relics of the Jewish cemetery can be found in the northest part of the town, near a Christian cemetery. These include several concrete gravesones as well as the mazevas built into Grodek's roads and sidewalks."]

GRODZISK MAZOWIECKI: {10883}
     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. p. 75. "Skierniewice"
     Members of my family around the world are interested in renovating the cemetery. Contact: Serge Rozenblum, 17 rue du Docteur Magnan 75013 Paris, France; srozenblum@wanadoo.fr
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/cemet/grodzisk.htm has photo. [August 2005]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/grodzisk.html [January 2006]

GRODZISK WLKP:     US Commission No. POCE000466
Alternate name: Gratz in German. Town is in region Poznowskie at 52º15 16º22, 50km from Poznania. The cemetery is located on ul. Zwiski i Wiqury/3 Maja. Present population is 5,000-25,000, with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1921 Jewish population (census) was 61. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established approximately in the 18th century. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Access, directly off a public road, is open to all. No stones remain. The municipality owns the Conservative cemetery property now used for school area within the limits of the cemetery. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There has been no maintenance. Security (uncontrolled access) is a very serious threat.
     Pniewski Stawoinir, Poznan, ul. Prybysweco Siego 41/4 completed survey in August 1991 after a visit in 1991. Documenation: Heppner, A., and Herzberg, J., Aus Vergangenheit und Gegen. Die Juden und die judischen gemeinden in den Posener Landen, 1905-79, with photos.

GRODZISKO DOLNE:     US Commission No. POCE0000781
The cemetery is located in Rzeszow at 22º28 by 50º10, 50km north of Rzeszow. Present population is 1,000-5,000, with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population was approximately 400. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century with last known Orthodox or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial 1941. Tryncza and Grochisko Crorne (about 500 m away) also used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Access, directly off a public road, is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery is 500 square meters. No stones remain. Some missing stones are in private collections. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves and no structures. The municipality owns property now for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery size is the same. Private visitors visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. No threats. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access.
     Natascha Rode, 35-213 Rzeszow, ul. Starzynskiego 5/29 completed survey in June 1992 after a visit the same month. She interviewed Bogumit Pe?pus, Dom Nauawciela ?, 37-306 Grodzisko Dolnbe, Grodzisko Grn. Other documentation does not exist.

GROJEC:     US Commission No. POCE 000069
Griza in Yiddish, Grojec, is in Radom at 51º53 2º0 52, 46 km from Warszawa. The cemetery is located on Mogielnicka Str. Present population is 5,000-25,000, with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1794. 1921 Jewish population was 4922 (58.8%). The unlandmarked Orthodox and Conservative Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century. The urban hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has a sign or plaque in a local language (Polish) and Yiddish mentioning the Holocaust. Access, directly off a public road, is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery is approximately 1.8 ha. 20 to 100 stones 19th and 20th century granite, limestone, and sandstone flat shaped stones remain in original location OR 100-500 are in original locations. [sic] The cemetery has no special sections. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims and marked mass graves but no structures. The municipality owns the property now for agriculture (animal grazing) and recreation (playground). Properties adjacent are recreational, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery size is the same [sic: form said earlier size was unknown]. Private Jewish visitors occasionally visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin and by local/municipal authorities cleared vegetation in the last ten years. Now, occasionally, authorities clear or clean. Pollution and vegetation are slight threats. Weather erosion and incompatible nearby development (planned, proposed, and existing) are moderate threats. Adam Penkalla completed this survey, (see above) on August 4, 1991 after a visit on July 13, 1991, using his personal documentation.

GROSS STREHLITZ: see Strzelce-Opolskie
GROSSBURG: (German) see Borek-Wlkp

GRUDZIADZ: AS 126
Alternate German name: Graudenz. Mate Tazpno or Male Larpno is now the district of the town Grudziadz in region Lornuiskie (or Tornuiskie at 53º29 18º46, 60 km from Torinia or Lorinia. The cemetery is located on ul. Sowinskiego. Present population is over 100,000, with 10-100 Jewish residents.
     The earliest known Jewish community was beginning of the 19th century. The Jewish population on 2/27/1939 was 182. In 1844, the synagogue was built. In 1845, the Regency of Kwidzyn issued the first statute. In 1858, the second statute was issued. In 1910, a new statute made Grudziadz center of the synagogue district. Living here were Mickat Jakubowski, the head of the board after WWI, and deputies [other names illegible]. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 1830s. Communities from 38 localities (10-30 km away) used this cemetery. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all with no wall or fence around the cemetery. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII was 0.1328 ha. No stones remain. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. The municipality owns property used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII. No threats listed.
     Mgr. Manena Slocke, 87-100 Torun, ul. Lyskowskiego 37E m 185 completed survey on October 25, 1991 after a visit on Oct. 23. 1991. Pnepiowachoni kywzod w Unyokie Miejskim w Grzwokyokw w wyokiale Gospodarki Pnennewiej i Idnowy Skwiowiska min x. Malwing Kurzewska was interviewed. Other documentation does not exist.
GRUDZIADZ II: AS 126
The cemetery is on Cmentarna Street (former Ziegelstrasse 4, during the interwar period: Cegielniana). See Grudziadz I above for town and historical information. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 1800s. The urban slope, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Access, directly off a public road, is open to all with a broken fence with no gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before and after WWII was 0.5099 ha. No stones remain. The cemetery has no special sections or known mass graves. There are no structures. The municipality owns the cemetery. The property is unused. Occasionally, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. No structures are within the limits of the cemetery. No threats were listed.
     Mgr. Manena Slocke, 87-100 Torun, ul. Lyskowskiego 37E m 185 completed survey on October 25, 1991 after a visit on Oct 24. Documentation: "Dokumentaipa PP PICZ Tonui" y. Slocke interviewed Ungit Miejoki w Gniskysky-pnepkoweskowo wywzaol l pwcwonikewi; wyokwet Gosposkeski Preztrewiej I ochnewi ozsowoisko...

GRYBOW:
     See WWI cemetery reference in INTRODUCTION
     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. p. 47

GRYBOW-SIOLKOWA:     US Commission No. POCE000741
G-S is in the voievodship of Nowy Sacz at 49º38 N 20º57 E, 22 km from Nowy Sacz and 19 km from Gorlice. The cemetery is in Grybow-Siolkowa, about 1200 meters from the market square. Present population is 1,000-5,000, with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was around 1765. The Jewish population as of the last census before WWII was 847. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. Adjacent villages within a radius of about 15 kilometers also used this unlandmarked Orthodox and Progressive/Reform cemetery. The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has no wall, fence, or gate. Access via turning directly off a private road is open to all. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII and now is 0.35 ha. 20 to 100 stones, in original locations, regardless of condition with 50 to 75% toppled or broken, date from the 19th and 20th centuries. Stones removed were incorporated into roads or structures. The cemetery has no special sections. The marble, granite, sandstone, and concrete finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration, have Hebrew and Polish inscriptions. The cemetery contains special monuments to Jewish soldiers but no known mass graves or structures. The cemetery property is Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Private visitors visit the cemetery rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance or care. Vegetation overgrowth, a constant problem damaging stones, is a very serious threat. Security and weather erosion are serious threats. Vandalism is a slight threat. Vegetation destroys the stones' structure. Tree roots displace the gravestones. Piotr Antoniak, ul. Dobro, 5 m 36, 05-800 Prwszkow completed survey on September 4, 1992 after a visit on August 11, 1992. See: Bobowa

GRYFICE:     US Commission No. POCE000199
Alternate German name: Greifenberg. The cemetery is located in gm. loco, region Szczecin at 54º02 15º02. [The distance of the town from larger towns is "loco".] Present population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was around 1856 (possibly in 1836). The Jewish population as of the last census before WWII was approximately 1200. The landmarked Jewish cemetery was established in approximately 1850(?) with last known Jewish burial around 1939 (possibly 1944). The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Access, directly off a public road, is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII was approximately 0.25 ha. No stones remain. The municipality owns the property now for recreation (park, playground, and sports field). Properties adjacent are residential. Rarely to occasionally, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance or care. Incompatible nearby development (existing) is a very serious threat. No threats.
     Dr. Alojzy Kowalczyk, tel. 73-44-40, 73-110 Stargard completed survey on October 12, 1991 after a visit on Oct. 5. Dr. Kowalczyk used Baranowski, J. 1963, Cmentarze zydowskie w wojewodztwie szczecinskim, PP PKZ Warszawa and interviewed local residents.

GRYFINO: also used the cemetery listed in Szczecin and Szczecin II.
GRYFINO:     US Commission No. POCE000200
Alternate German name: Greifenhagen. Gryfino is in gm. loco in region Szczecin at 53º18 14º38, 18km from Szczecin. The cemetery is located in Gryfino, 74-100. Present population is 5,000-25,000, with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was around 1850 (possibly in 1844). The Jewish population as of the last census before WWII was 1800 to 2000. The Jewish cemetery was established about 1860 or possibly in 1876 with last known Jewish burial around 1940. Communities around Gryfino used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Access, directly off a public road, is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII and now is approximately 0.12 ha. No stones remain. There are no known mass graves or structures. The municipality owns the cemetery used for recreation (park, playground, and sports field), storage, and waste dumping. Properties adjacent are residential. Rarely (?) private visitors (?) and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance or care. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access.
     Dr. Alojzy. Kowalczyk, ul. Moniuszki 4/B, tel. 73-44-46, 73-110 Stargard, on October 18, 1991 completed survey after a visit on October 15, 1991. Dr. Kowalczyk used Karta Cmentarza, Gryfino IV, 1989r and interviewed local residents.

GUNRAV: German see Gora Sl
GUTTENTAG: See Dobrodzien
GUTTSTADT: (German) see Dobre Miasto
GUTZA: See Grojec

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