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THE CEMETERIES "H"

HAJNOWKA: also used cemetery at Bielsk Podlaski; see Narewka
HAMMERSTEIN: (German) see Czarne
HARBUTOWICE: used Myslenice
HEIDERODE: See Czersk
HEILSBERG: (German) see Lidzbark Warminski
HERRNSTADT: (called Wasosz) used Gora Sl

HILLERSLEBEN:
US 8th Army occupied two buildings in this town in March and April 1945. A cemetery was adjacent to the temporary hospital. Tombstones were erected. Buildings were turned over to Soviets. No visible remains of cemetery now exist. Source: U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.

HINDENBURG: See Zabrze
HLUBCICKO: see Glubczyce I and II
HOHENSALZA: (German) see Inowcroclaw
HOHENSTEIN: (German) see Olsztynek

HORODLO I:   AS 128
The town is located in Zamosc province at 50º53N 24º02W, 45 km E of Zamosc. Cemetery is on Jurydyka St. behind the Catholic parish church and cemetery, some 3200m from Catholic cemetery in the fields on the road to Marta village. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

The earliest know Jewish community was 1507. Noteworthy historical events were 42 families in 1700s; wooden synagogue built about 1628 that burned in 1850; and masonry one erected at beginning of 19th century. Last Orthodox burial was 1942. The isolated rural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and is open to all; no wall or fence or gate. Before WWII and now the size is.46 ha. No gravestones left in cemetery. They were incorporated into roads or structure (road to Mart village. The municipality owns property now used for Jewish cemetery only. Rarely, Jewish and non-Jewish private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Weather, erosion, and development are serious threats.

     Slawomir Parfianowicz, Jasielska 50a/2, 02-18 Warszawa, completed survey and visited site on August 25, 1995. Interviews were conducted with the officers at Preservation Authority and Ms. Malinowska of Marta village. Documentation: Karta cementarza [cemetery record chart # 1900] by D. Perowicz 1985 and survey of town Horodlo, Lublin 1988 by J. Bortkiewicz/PKZ [State Restoration Workshop] dep. Lublin.

HORODLO II:   AS 129
Cemetery is suburban Horodlo-Janki, close to farm Janki#4. The unpaid caretaker is a neighbor of the cemetery, Mr. Stanislaw Klosinski (Janki #4). The cemetery was established at the beginning of the 19th century with last known Orthodox Jewish burial before 1941. The isolated rural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or fence. 1 to 20 stones, none in original position, are sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones. The municipality owns property now used for Jewish cemetery only. Rarely, Jewish and non-Jewish private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II. There has been no maintenance. Occasionally, individual or authorities clean or clear. No structures are within the cemetery. Security, weather erosion, pollution, vandalism and development are very serious threats.
     Slawomir Parfianowicz, Jasielska 50a/2, 02-18 Warszawa, completed survey on August 25, 1995. Slawomir visited the site. Documentation: PSOZ (Wojewodzki Konserwator Zabytkow-State Preservation Authority, Conservation Officer for Voivodship) Zamosc,-"Karta cmentarza: (cemetery record chart), # 1266 filled in by D. Kawalko, 1991. Interviews were conducted with the officers at Preservation Authories and residents of housing near cemetery, Mr. Stanislaw Klosinski, Janki #4.

HORODOK: See Grodek

HRUBIESZOW I:
The cemetery is located on Ulica (Street) Krucza, Hrubieszow, Lublin province, at 23° 53° W º50° 48° N about 30 km. SE of Zamosc and 107 km. ESE of Lublin. Alternate/former names are Hrubishov, Hrubyeshuv, Rubashov, Rebeshov, Rubischoff, Rubishov, and Rubishoyv. Present town population: 20,000 with no Jews.

Earliest known Jewish community dates from 1442. Jewish population 1939 (census) was 11,000 people; 7500 Jews. Brief history: September 29, 1400 in Lwow (Poland), the King Wladyslaw Jagiello made Hrubieszow an official city. 1500: Tartars ruined and devastated the town (again). 1939: The German army entered town limits on September 15. Living here were Abraham, the Hrubieszow Jew (16th Century); Arieh Perec (Porecki) (20th Century); Solomon Brand (20th Century); Binyamin Yanover (20th Century); Meiche Hoffman (20th Century); Avraham Zimmerman (20th Century); and Rabbi Yedidia Frenkel (20th Century). Buried in the cemetery are Twersky, the Trisker Rabbi, who died while submerged in the town mikvah. Last known Jewish burial in Orthodox (mostly Ashkenazi) cemetery was prior to 1941. Landmarked cemetery was.5 mile from the congregation.

     The isolated urban flat land, according to differing sources, with a sign in Polish and Hebrew mentioning Jews, the Holocaust, and the Jewish community. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence and a non-locking gate surround the cemetery. The size of the cemetery both before WWII and now is about 3 hectares. Two tombstones stand in original position. The rest of them were either used by the Germans for paving or are displayed in the cemetery monument (an amalgam of sixty Jewish cemetery stones) erected in July 1997. Approximately sixty other stones are not in original location with less than 25% broken. Many stones are incorporated into roads or structures (location: Hrubieszow.) The cemetery is not divided into special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from the 19th century. The sandstone tombstones and memorial markers are flat shaped stones with inscriptions (pictures) on some, but most Hebrew inscribed. The cemetery contains a special memorial monument to Holocaust victims. No known mass graves. Municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential. Occasionally, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage group and private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last ten years. Individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin, local or municipal authorities, and Jewish individuals and groups abroad re-erected stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones, and cleared vegetation as a community effort. Avram Scher (Sher) donated funds for a monument in Hrubieszow (year unknown). 1981, Shalom Greenberg visited Hrubieszow and donated funding. 1989, four leaders of the Association of Hrubieszow in Israel came to the town to prepare the ground for a group visit to dedicate the monument. They told non-Jewish students of Hrubieszow about the Jewish community; the students, in turn, brought tombstone fragments that they found scattered around town. 26 June 1990, a delegation of sixty Jews from the organization of former Jewish inhabitants of Hrubieszow in Israel visited the death camps in order to take part in an unveiling of the monument and rehabilitation of the Jewish cemetery. 7 August 1997, gathering at Jewish Cemetery in Hrubieszow to inaugurate the monument erected from broken tombstones found and gathered from varying parts of the town. Citizens and visitors, members of the organization in Israel, and abroad, gathered to pay tribute. Current Care: occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Security and vegetation are moderate threats. Weather erosion and vandalism are a slight threat.
     Aaron J. Biterman. E-mail: JewishCo1@aol.com completed survey in March 1999. Documentation: Our Roots Hrubieszow book series (1990-1995). Other documentation exists but was inaccessible. The site was not visited. Stefan Krakowski, Nathan Michael Gelber, Barry Megdal, Jay Lazerowitz, Ricki L. Zunk, Robert Huber, S.B. Weinryb, Baruch Kaplinsky, and Binyamin Yanover supplied information used to complete this survey.
      UPDATE: "I noticed that the Hrubieszow entry (to which I originally contributed) states that no mass graves are known in the cemetery. My father is a survivor, born in Hrubieszow, who was kept in the labor camp there until 1943. He is personally aware of numerous mass graves in the cemetery. The largest consisted of two large graves with hundreds of people each and a number of smaller mass graves with 5-20 people each. None is marked as far as I know. This information is further documented in the book I Shall Live, by Henry Orenstein." Dr. Barry Megdal bmegdal@shbinstruments.com [March 2005]

HRUBIESZOW II:   AS 130
Alternate name: Rubieszow. Located in Zamosc province at 50º48'N 23º53'W, 30 km SE of Zamosc. Cemetery location is on Targowa St. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.

The last known Orthodox Jewish burial was before 1941. The landmarked isolated urban flat land has a sign or plaque in Polish mentioning the Holocaust and Jewish community. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A fence with an unlocked gate surrounds it. The size of the cemetery both before WWII and now is about 3 ha. 1-20 sandstone finely smoothed and Hebrew inscribed with relief decorations gravestones, none in original position with less that 25% toppled or broken, date from the 19th-20th century. The municipality owns property now used as a Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent areas are commercial or industrial, agricultural and residential. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II. Local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals abroad re-erected and patched stones, clearied vegetation and fixed walls. Occasionally, authorities clean, paid for by local contribution and Jewish survivors. No structures are within the cemetery. Security and vandalism are moderate threats.

     Slawomir Parfianowicz, Jasielska 50a/2, 02-18 Warszawa completed this survey on August 25, 1995 after a visit to the site. Documentation: found at PSOZ (Wojewodzki Konserwator Zabytkow -State Preservation Authority, Conservation Officer for Voivodship) Zamosc,-"Karta cmentarza: (cemetery record chart), # ??? filled in by ?, 1990. Interviews were conducted with the officers at Preservation Authorities and residents of housing near cemetery.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/hrubieszow [October 2000]

HRUBISHOV: see Hrubieszow
HRUBYESHUV: see Hrubieszow
HUTE: used the cemetery at Twierdza-Glinik Dolny
HUBY: see Miasteczko Krajenskie

THE CEMETERIES "I"

IABITZ: see Izbica
ILAWA:     US Commission No. 000640
Called Deutsch Eylau (German). The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file [2000].

ILOW: (Yiddish) see Jlow
ILOWO: used the cemetery at Gabin

ILZA:     US Commission No. POCE000070
Alternate name: Dziltch in Yiddish. Located in Radomskie province at 51º10' N 21º15E, 132 km from Warsaw. The cemetery on Kampanii Wrzesniowej Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish population in the town was 1837-1850. 1921 Jewish population was 1,545 or 33.9%. Levi Selig Sunderland was a noteworthy person living in the community. The cemetery was established in 1837 with last known Orthodox and Conservative Jewish burial in 1942. The unlandmarked isolated suburban hillside has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No fence surrounds it. The past and present size of the cemetery is about 1.5 ha in size. No gravestones are visible. There are no known mass graves or structures. The municipality owns property only used as a Jewish cemetery. The property adjacent is residential and agricultural. Occasionally, organized individual tours and private Jewish visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II. There is some clearing of vegetation paid by a local contribution by authorities. Incompatible development is a moderate threat. Vegetation is a slight threat. Adam Penhalla completed this survey in August 1991, after a visit in July. (see above).
     Only a few shards remain to remind us that this was Jewish hallowed ground. It is located on a hill; housing is beginning to encroach. I am thinking of fencing in this former cemetery. It is now a young forest. My ancestors were buried here from the nineteenth century. Source: Betty Provizer Starkman; BetteJoy@aol.com [February 1998]
       UPDATE: On December 15, 2002, the Toronto Drilger/Ilza Landsmanschaft group will meet at their synagogue to discuss restoration of the Ilza Jewish Cemetery with the help of Dr. Norman Weinberg's survey of the site and discussion with builders. The group plans to travel to Ilza, Poland to rededicate the cemetery at completion. Source: on JewishGen digest, Betty Provizer Starkman, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA, Email: BetteJoy@aol.com [November 2002]

IN METERS: See Ranizow

INOWLODZ:     US Commission No. POCE000662
Inowlodz is located in Piotrkow at 51º.32 20º13, 16 km from Tomaszow Maz and 29 km from Rawa Maz. The cemetery is located at W of the town. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

1921 Jewish population was 408. The unlandmarked Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in probably 1831.

     The isolated wooded hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, gate or fence. The approximate size of cemetery is now 0.7 ha hectares. 20 to 100 sandstone flat shaped stones or finely smoothed Hebrew inscribed stones, few in original location, date from 17 Jul 1831 to 20th century. Some have portraits on stones. No known mass graves or structures. Municipality owns property is now used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are forest. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery has been vandalized during World War II. There has been no maintenance. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: weather erosion, vegetation and vandalism. Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska Str. 21m.1, 02-567 Warszawa; tel. 49-54-62 completed survey on 9 Nov 1991. The site was not visited.
     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

INOWRAZLAW: (German) see Inowcroclaw
INOWROCLAW:     US Commission No. POCE0000595
Alternate name: Inowrazlaw, Hohensalza in German. The cemetery is located in Bydgoskie province at 18º15' 52º48', about 36 km from Bydgoszcz. The cemetery is on ul Studzienna. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews.
Town: municipal council of Inowroclaw.
Regional: manager Olga Romanowska -Grabowska, Panstwowa Sluzba Ochrony Zabytkow
     The earliest known Jewish community was the 18th century. 1939 Jewish population was 28. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in the late 18th or early 19th century. The isolated urban hillside has no sign. Reached by turning off a public road, access is open to all with no fence, wall or gate. The past and present size of the cemetery is about 1.31 ha. No gravestones are visible. There are no known mass graves. The municipality owns property is used for recreation. Property adjacent is residential and recreational. The cemetery is rarely visited. It was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance or structures. Security and incompatible existing development are slight threats.
     Magdalena Grabowska, Bydgoszcz ul Sanatoryjna 40, tel. 277335, completed this survey Oct. 30, 1992. The document used to complete this survey was the "card 1988 WKZ Bydgoszcz." The site was not visited.

IWANISKA:     US Commission No. 000247
     In Tarnobrzeg. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file [2000].
     In a rural hilly area, we found a few shards sticking out of the earth. Hostile farmers were walking their cattle. It was terrible and depressing. Source: [February 1998] Betty Provizer Starkman; BetteJoy@aol.com

IRENA: (IRENA-BOBROWNIK): used the cemetery at BOBROWNIKI

IZBICA:
AS 131: Alternate or former names: Iabitz and Giesebitz. Located in Zamosc province at 50º53'W 23º10' N, about 65 km SE of Lublin and 22 km N of Zamosc. The cemetery location is 300 m NE of center of town. Present town population is 1,000 to 5,000 with no Jews.

The earliest known Jewish population in Izbica was second half of 18th century. 1921 Jewish population was 2862, 93%. The Leiner family was noteworthy in this community. The cemetery was established in the second half of the 18th century with the last known Orthodox Jewish burial before or in 1942. Landmarked: (Rejest Zabythow: 476/90). The isolated suburban hillside has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no fence or gate. The cemetery is about 1.5 ha. in size as before WWII. 1-20 gravestones with about 25% toppled and not in the original position, date from 1823 to 20th century. The granite, sandstone, and concrete finely smoothed and inscribed with relief decorations or rough stones and boulders have Hebrew inscriptions. There are four special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns property used as Jewish cemetery and scrub [sic]. Adjacent areas are agricultural, residential and scrub. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II. The Leiner family did maintenance in 1995. Occasionally, authorities clear. Within the limits of the cemetery there is an ohel from 1995. It is overgrown with vegetation. Security, vegetation, vandalism, and incompatible development are considered moderate threats.

     Pawet Sygowski, Kalinowszczyzna 64/59, 20-201 Lublin, Tel. 77-20-73 completed this survey in August 1995. Sygowski visited the site in 1991 and Aug. 1995. Interviews were conducted.
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 75

THE CEMETERIES "J"

JABLONKA: used the cemetery at Podwilk
JABLONOW POMORSKI: used cemetery at Brodnica

JADOW:     US Commission No. POCE000568
Alternate Yiddish name: Yadow. Jadow is located in Siedlechie province at 52º2921º38, 9 km from Lochow and 60 km from Warsaw. The cemetery is located in 2 km from Jadow by the road to Wolomin. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no current Jewish population.
     1921 Jewish population was 1492. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known burial before WWII. The cemetery is the conservator's concern. The isolated wooded flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The cemetery has surrounded by a broken masonry wall and no gate. The size today and before WWII was 0.6 hectare. 1-20 stones, in original position with fewer than 25% toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. The oldest known gravestone is probably second half of the 19th century. The granite and sandstone rough stones/boulders, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, or stones with carved relief decoration have Yiddish inscriptions. No known mass graves. Municipality owns site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII. No current care or structures. In the 1960's, a lastzica [type of concrete] gravestone was put on the symbolic grave for Berta and Rubin Bernesztein killed by the Nazis in 1942. 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 24 Oct 1992. He used a 1981 documentation by Maria Wydzga, available in the conservator's office in Siedlce. He visited the site on 24 Oct 1992 and interviewed Marian Jakubik, Wegrow on 20 Oct 1992.
     UPDATE: I was in Jadow cemetery last August. I would like to refer to the sentence: "In the 1960's, a lastzica [type of concrete] gravestone was put on the symbolic grave for Berta and Rubin Bernesztein killed by the Nazis in 1942." This new gravestone was also vandalize. Source: Javier Frydman, javier.frydman@intel.com [October 2005] http://www.powiat-wolominski.pl/index.php?cmd=zawartosc&opt=pokaz&id=145&lang=eng has information and photos of the town in the southeast part of the Wolominska Plain on the Liwiec and Osownica Rivers, road 629 (Wyszkow-Minsk Mazowiecki) and the Warsaw-Bialystok railway line. Jadow dates back to the turn of the fourteenth century. [October 2005]

JALOWKA I:     US Commission No. POCE000109
Jalowka I is located in Bialystok at 53º01 23º54, 60km from Bialystok. The cemetery is in the center of village, N of market square. Present town population is under 1,000 people with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community existed at end of the 18th century. 1921 Jewish population (census) was 588. Living here was Rabbi Icchok Podorowski. The cemetery was established at the beginning of the 19th century with last known Orthodox or Conservative Jewish burial at end of 19th century. The cemetery no longer exists. No gravestones are left. Before World War II, the cemetery occupied 0.3 hectares. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II.
Tomasz Wisniewski, ul. Bema 95/99, Bialystok, Tel: 212-46 completed survey in September 1991. Wisniewski visited the site in 1990.

JALOWKA II:     US Commission No. POCE000108
     The cemetery's location is at a fork in the roads to Kondratki and Gonczary. The cemetery was established in the 19th century with the last burial in 1941. Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive/Reform communities used the cemetery. Surrounding communities of up to 10 km also used the cemetery. The isolated rural hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access to the cemetery is open to all with no wall, fence or gate. Fewer than 20 gravestones are visible with less than 25% are toppled or broken. The gravestones are from the 19th to 20th centuries. The slate rough stones have Hebrew inscriptions. The municipality owns the cemetery property. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery currently occupies 0.4 hectares, but before World War II, it occupied 1.5 hectares. The smaller size is a result of agriculture and post-war devastation. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and frequently thereafter. No care.
     Tomasz Wisniewski, ul. Bema 95/99, Bialystok, tel. 212-46 completed survey in August 1991.
     [Note in Wisniewski's book Jewish Bialystok, he mentions "On the Kondratki road (200 meters north of Jawloka) ... the remains of a Jewish cemetery with several mazevas. Although nothing is left of the old cemetery in the town center..."

JANEW SIEDLECKI: (Yiddish) see Janow Podlaski

JANOW:    US Commission No. POCE000641.
  In Olsztyn. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]
       http://www.janow.pl - Janow home page [August 2005]
  Chaim Hersch Weiss First Janower Sick and Benevolent Association (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1928-1972. Description: 1.5 linear ft. Notes: Landsmanshaft organized in 1909 by Jewish immigrants from Janow, Poland. A group of Jewish immigrants from Stanislav, Ukraine, joined in ca. 1910. It was named for a rabbi from Janow. ... 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.: NXYH89-A749
        http://www.benkazez.com/dan/crarg/janow.php [August 2005]

JANOW CSESTOCHOWSKI:   AS 132
Isbica [sic] is located at 50º43' N 19º26'W, about 25 km from Czestochowa in Czestochowa province. The cemetery is on Koxcinski Street (N part of town). Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish population was 17th or 18th century. In the 18th century, Janow was a kahal center for a large part of the country including Czestochowa. Czestochowa used the Orthodox cemetery in the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries. Landmarked: (401/86). The isolated urban flat land has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. Click for cemetery photosA continuous fence with a locked gate surrounds it. The cemetery is about 1.2 ha in size. 1-20 gravestones in original position with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 1795 to 20th century. The limestone finely smoothed and inscribed or flat stones with carved relief decorations have Hebrew inscriptions. There are no known mass graves. The municipality owns site. Property adjacent is residential. Frequently, local residents visit. It was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance or structures. Security and vandalism are moderate threats, while weather erosion and pollution are slight threats.
     Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska Street 21m1, 02-567 Warszawa tel. 49-54-62, completed this survey November 29, 1991. Woronczak and Jeny Woronczak visited the site in 1986.

UPDATE: A large cemetery enclosed by a beautiful wall erected by former Janow resident, Jack Salzberg. I took digital jpgs, about 800K each, of all stones with any characters visible (about 35). Source: Daniel Kazez on JewishGen Digest [May 2002]



JANOW LUBELSKI I: and II US Commission No. POCE000245 and US Commission No. POCE000246. In Tarnobrzeg. The US Commission is not finished rechecking these files. [2000]

JANOW PODLASKI:     US Commission No. POCE000400
Alternate name: Janew Siedlecki (Yanev Shedletzki) in Yiddish. Located in Biala Podlaska province at 52º12' 22º13', 107 km from Bialystok. The cemetery location is opposite 30 Bialska Street. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was before 1623. The last census before WWII showed 2,100. The Orthodox community used the unlandmarked isolated suburban hillside with no sign. Reached by turning off a public road, access is open to all with a fence and non-locking gates -- two gates and a pass gate to a farmer's courtyard. There is wire netting for the one part where the fence was destroyed. The present size of the cemetery is about 1.6 ha in size. No gravestones are visible. The vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem disturbing graves.
The municipality owns property is used as a Jewish cemetery only, but actually unused. Property adjacent is residential and agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II and occasionally now. Local/municipal authorities did some maintenance to the wall in 1986, but none since. No structures are within the cemetery. The main problems are several damaged parts of the fence and unchecked vegetation growth.
     Michal Witwicki, Dembowskiego 72/53, 02-784 Warsaw tel. 6418345, completed this survey Aug. 15, 1991 using a documentation card. Eleonora Bergman and Michal Witwicki visited the site on August 1, 1991.

JANOW SOKOLSKI:     US Commission No. POCE000110
Alternate name: Janowa (Yiddish). Janow Sokolski is located in region Bialystok at 53º28 23º14. The cemetery is located in N part of town, road to Kuplisk. Present population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1720. 1921 Jewish population was 1027. Living here were Rabbi Nisan Perlsztajn, Jehoszua Kralusz and Rabbi Zalman Kiosowksi. The last known Orthodox, Conservative, or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial was in 1941. Surrounding villages of up to 10 km used this isolated flat rural cemetery. A sign in Polish reads "Attention! Animal grazing in the cemetery is forbidden by law." Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no fence, wall, or gate. Before World War II, the cemetery occupied 2.0 hectares, now 1.0 hectares. The size has diminished as a result of agriculture and post-war destruction. 100 and 500 gravestones in original location with fewer than 20 not in original position are 25% and 50% toppled or broken. The gravestones date from 1820-19th century. The limestone, slate, and concrete rough stones with traces of painting on their surfaces have Hebrew inscriptions. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery and agriculture. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. Tomasz Wisniewski, ul. Bema 95/99, Bialystok, Tel:212-46 completed survey on 10/08/1991. He visited in 1989 and 1990.
     http://www.zchor.org/janow.htm [June 2005]

JANOWA: See Janow Sokolski

JANOWIEC:     US Commission No. POCE000168
Janowiec is in Lublin province at 21º54 and 51º19, 60 km from Lublin and 11 km from Putawy. The cemetery location is about 300 meters E of market square near outskirts of town. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was about 1580. 1921 Jewish population was 261, about 20%. The cemetery was established in the 4th quarter of 16th century with last known Orthodox Jewish burial in 1942. The isolated unlandmarked suburban hillside has no sign. Reached by turning off a public road, access is open to all with no fence or gate. The size of the cemetery before WWII was about 0.7 ha. No gravestones are visible. There are no known mass graves. The cemetery is currently used to graze animals. Adjacent land is residential or barren and unvisited. It was vandalized during and after World War II. There has been no maintenance. The unfenced cemetery boundaries are difficult to determine. There is a serious threat of development the area as its original function is falling into oblivion.
     Pawel Sygowski, ??? nowszoayzna 64/59, 20-201 Lublin, tel. 772078 completed survey. The site was visited in 1990. Interviews were conducted.

JANOWIEC:     US Commission No. POCE000596
Alternate name: Janowitz (German). Janowiec WLKP is located in Bydgoszcz at 52º45 18º29, 75km from Bydgoszcz. The cemetery is located near the road to Znin. Present population is 5,000-25,000with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was in 19th century. 1875 Jewish population was 189. The cemetery was established at the end of 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 with no wall, fence, or gate. Before WWII and now, the cemetery's area covers 0.50 hectares. No gravestones are visible. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for recreation. Properties adjacent are residential and recreational. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II with no care or threats. No structures are within the cemetery.
     Magdalena Grabowska, ul. Sanatoryjna 40, Bydgoszcz, Tel: 277335 completed survey on 30/10/1992. Documentation: information from local administration of a commune council in Janowiec. She visited the site in October 1992.

JANOWITZ: See Janowiec

JARACZEWO:     US Commission No. POCE000473
Located in region Kaliskie province at 51º58' and 17º18', 56 km SE of Poznan. The cemetery location is near Gostyuska St. in SW part of town. Present town population is 5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was about 1700. 1921 Jewish population was 21. The Progressive/Reform community probably used the unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign. Reached by turning off a dirt road, access is open to all with no fence or gate. The size of the cemetery before WWII and now is about 0.13 ha. No gravestones are visible but one stone with Hebrew inscriptions was found near the monument to the victims of WWII at Gostyuska St. There are no known mass graves or structures. The unvisited cemetery is currently used for agriculture, as are adjacent areas. It was vandalized during WWII. There is no maintenance. No threats.
     Michal Witwicki, Dembowskiego 12/53, 02784 Warszawa, phote 6418345, completed this survey, on Nov. 10, 1991. Elenora Berjonia visited the site Oct. 16, 1991? Witioicki. Mr. Tadeusz Lidler, 10 Jarocinska St., App 2 tel. 3102 was interviewed.

JAROCIN:     US Commission No.POCE00472
Located in Poznan province, 38 miles SSE of Poznan (62 km SSE of Poznan) at 51º58N 17º31E, Jarocin is a manufacturing center on a rail junction with castle ruins. The cemetery is located on Pozmanska St., at the outskirts of town near the forest district administration house. Present town population is 5000-2500 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community existed before 1686, although the 15th century synagogue before 1686 was mentioned. The 1946 population was 11,818 [sic]. 1931 Jewish population was 113. In 1691, the Council of Greater Poland Jewish Communities was held here. Edward Lasker lived here. A Progressive-Reform Jewish community used the unlandmarked cemetery, its date of establishment and boundaries unknown. The isolated suburban, flat land adjacent to forest, off a public road is open to all with no wall or fence, gate or structures. Vegetation overgrowth is probably a problem. In case of earthworks [sic] eventually still-existing graves could be damaged. The property, 0.6 hectare, owned by the municipality, is now used as forest with no care. There are no threats except the forest. There are no stones visible although there is some trace of axial composition [sic]. The cemetery probably was vandalized during World War II. Micha Witwicki, Dembowsliejc 12/53, tel. 6418345, 02-784 Warszawa (Warsaw) completed survey. Micha and Eleanora Bergman visited the site 16 October 1991.
     UPDATE: The three men who (professionally) opened a grave died very suddenly not long after. (Accident, illness) The man (a good friend) who told me this story is famous for regional history. He is so afraid, that at first he showed us the wrong way !! After we found the exact location by ourselves, he told us this story, which I have heard several times since. Photo Donor: evelien.van.zetten@tip.nl. [February 2004]

JAROSLAU: (German, until 1918) see JAROSLAW

JAROSLAW:     US Commission No. POCE000143
Located in Przemysl province SE Poland on railroad, 16 miles N Przemysl, 31 km from Przemysl and 52 km from Rzeszow at 50º02 N 22º42 E. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was at the beginning of the 17th century. The Jewish population was 6577 (1921) and 6272 (1931). The cemetery, established in 1700, was used by Orthodox Jews, perhaps Hasidic. Significant names include the father of R.Levi Icchak (no grave marker present) and Shimon Maryles, who died in 1850. Last burial was 1943. The landmarked cemetery is located in Kruhel Patkinski: isolated suburban, flat land with no marker or sign. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all with wall, fence, or gate. The cemetery was and is about 2.1952 ha. 20 to 100 gravestones, 1 to 20 in original location with 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 1840 to 20th century. One stone is in the Muzeum Miejskie; and others were incorporated into roads or structures in the city and neighborhood. Vegetation overgrowth is seasonal problem, disturbing graves. Surrounding areas are agricultural and residential. The limestone or sandstone, flat shaped, finely smoothed have Polish and Hebrew inscriptions. Some have carved relief decoration. There are no known mass graves. The municipality owns closed cemetery, rarely visited by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII with no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Security, vegetation and vandalism represent moderate threats, with weather erosion a slight threat.
     Jan Pawet Woronczek, Sandomierska 2.1 m.1 02-567 WARSZAWA tel. 49-54-62 completed survey October 10, 1991. Documents from 1890 were used. The site was visited August 1990 by J. Pawt Woronczek, Jery Woronczek, Anna Kisne, Robert Kaskow, Marcin Wodrinski.
     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

JAROWO:     US Commission No. POCE000461
Janowo is located in region Olszynskie, 53º19N 20º40E, 72km from Olsztyn. The cemetery is located at ul. Dsietova. The present population is 1000-5000 with no Jews.
Town: Urzad Gminy, ul. Przemynova 14, 13-113 Janowo, tel. 16.
Regional: Urzad Wojewodski w Olsztynie, Wychiat Gospodarzie Terenowej, ul. Pilsudslwego H9, tel. 232-276, 10-959 Olsztyn and Panstwowa Stuiba Ochrony, Zabytkow Oddzewt w Olsztynie, ul. Podvale 1, te. 21-21-36, 10-076 Olsztyn. Interested: mgr. Wiktor Krener, Panstwowa Struiba Ochrony Zabytkow w Olsztynie and mgr. inz Elzbieta Szyguta.
     The earliest known Jewish community dates from 17th-18th century. 1862 Jewish population was 629. The cemetery was established in the 18th c. with the last known Orthodox or Progressive-Reform Jewish burial in late 1930's. Landmarked: Register of Monuments of the voivodship of Olsztyn. The isolated rural flat land, reached by turning directly off a public road, has no wall or gate. Access is open to all. It was and is about 0.25 hectares. 1 to 20 granite or sandstone rough stones or boulders, in original locations with less than 25% broken or toppled, date from 19th-20th c. No known mass graves or structures. Used as a Jewish cemetery only, the property is owned by the municipality. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Tarely, local residents or private visitors stop. Occasionally, authorities clear or. Security is a moderate problem; vandalism and weather erosion a slight threat.
     Wiktor Krener, 10-685, ul Barna 33m16, tel. visited site and completed survey in September 1991. City and parish documents from the Olsztyn district, 1976, were used. Other existent documents were inaccessible.

JASIENICA ROSIELNA:     US Commission No. POCE000722
The town is located in region Krosnienskie at 49.48 N 21º59 E, 20 km from Krosno and 47 km from Rneszols. The cemetery is located 1 km N of the village center. Present town population is under 1000-5000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 479. Orthodox Jews used the isolated rural crown of a hill with no marker or sign nor wall, fence, or gate. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all. It is 0.1 hectare in size. No gravestones are visible; however it does contain a special memorial monument to Holocaust victims. The present owner is unknown. Rarely, private visitors stop. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII. No maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Pietr Antonicek, al Docroi 5m 36, 05-800 Praszkon completed survey September 10, 1992. He visited the site September 1, 1992 with no interviews.

JASINOWKA: (Yiddish): see Jasionowka

JASIONOWKA: also used cemetery at Bialystok II
JASIONOWKA I:     US Commission No. POCE000111
     The earliest known Jewish community dates from the end of the 17th Century. 1921 Jewish population was 1306 (census). Orthodox and Conservative Jews used the cemetery dated from the 18th century as did Jews from Korycin and surrounding villages. The last known Jewish burial was the beginning of the 19th century. The isolated urban flat land, near water has no marker or sign. Reached by crossing private property; access is open with permission. Before World War II the cemetery covered 0.3 hectare but is presently shrunk to 0.15 hectare. One late 18th century slate, rough stone or boulders with Hebrew inscriptions and portrait on the stone is left. There are no structures or mass graves. A private individual owns cemetery used for agricultural. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. The main problem is the total devastation of the cemetery for agriculture.
     Tomasz Wisniewski, Bialystok, ul.Bema 95/99, tel. 212-46 completed survey Nov. 27, 1991. The author's findings were the only documentation. He visited 1990 and interviewed Kalman Kania (see Jasionowka II).
JASIONOWKA II:     US Commission No.POCE000112
Alternate name: Jasinowka in Yiddish. The town is located in region Bialostockie at 53º23N 23º02E, 40 km from Bialegostoku. The cemetery is on the road to Korycin in NE part of town. Present town population is 1000-5000 with no Jews. See Jasionowka I for town information.
     The earliest known Jewish community existed in the 16th century. The second half of the 17th century saw an influx of both Jews and Tartars. Noteworthy individuals included Rabin Tanchum Gierszon Bilickt, Fajwell Moszkowicz Rozenblum, and Rodzina Fabrykantow Minskich. 1931 Jewish population was 1279. The landmarked Jewish cemetery, 10 km away from the congregation, was established about 1800 with last known Orthodox, Conservative or Progressive-Reform Jewish burial about 1943. Korycin and surrounding villages used it until the first half of the 19th century. A plaque in Polish mentions Jews. The suburban/rural area, between fields and woods at the crown of a small hill is isolated from the rest of town. Access off a public road is open to all with a broken masonry wall, no gate, and no structures. The cemetery was 1.5 hectare before World War II, and is now 1.18 hectare. 100 to 500 gravestones, most in original locations with 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 1829 to 20th century. The marble, granite, limestone, slate and concrete smooth or double stones of all shapes have Hebrew inscriptions. Some have painting on their surface. About 30 stones were dispersed alongside the primary school. A dozen or so were used during the German occupation to make a rock garden. There are unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns property used only as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural and a waste dump. Boundaries have been reduced as a result of the establishment of a gravel pit. Organized individual tours, Jewish and non-Jewish private visitors, and local residents rarely visit the cemetery. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, occasionally since, but not in the last ten years. Local/municipal authorities and non-Jewish individuals and groups in 1988-1989 cleaned stones and removed vegetation. Vegetation is a moderate threat; security and pollution are slight threat. Individuals and/or authorities and an unpaid caretaker care for the property.
     Tomasz Wisniewski, Bialystok ul.Bema 95/99, Tel. 212-46 completed survey on August 10, 1991. Documentation from the board of the Conservator of Monuments: dokumentacya evidencyina camentarza BBiD2 Bialystok 1989 R gov. T. Wisniewskim I, Plichta. T.Wisniewski and I. Plichta visited the site 10 times in 1988 and 1989. Kalman Kania, Bialystok, ul. Biala 3/18 and Gonew Mosze, Maszla G., Tel. Aviv, 62-283 Israel were interviewed.
     [Note: In his book Jewish Bialystok on p. 77, Wisniewski write: "A Jewish cemetery (started at the end of 19th century) remains between the raods north to Slomianski and northeast to Korycin. There are more than 400 mazevas left. The town's oldest Jewish cemetery (founded in the 18th century) is in the center of the village. A few tombs still survive."

JASLISKA:     US Commission No. POCE000723
The town is located at 49º27 N 21º98 E in region Krosnienskie, 42 km from Krosno. Cemetery is located S of village on the road to Lipowiec, 800 meters from the Market Square. Present town population is under 100 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 224. Used by Orthodox Jews, the isolated rural hillside is reached by turning off a public road. Access is open to all with no wall or fence. No gravestones are visible. Some removed stones were incorporated into roads or structures; others were used to fix the stream's banks. A private individual owns cemetery used for agriculture; the boundaries are unknown. Properties adjacent are also agricultural. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII with no maintenance today.
     Pietr Antonicek, al Docroi 5m 36, 05-800 Praszkon visited site August 7, 1992 and completed survey October 10, 1992. Wojcieck Krakar, Posada Gorna 254, 38-521 Rymanow Zdroj was interviewed.

JASLO:
Located in Ulica Florjanska, opposite house at No. 85. It is well groomed. A new memorial recalls Holocaust. We could not find the sign of the former WWI military graves. Source: erich.fritsch@sol.at and see reference to WWI cemetery in Introduction to Poland
JASLO:     US Commission No.POCE00724
(pronounced Jaswo) Located in region Krosno at 49º44N 21º28E, 19 km from Krosno. The cemetery is located on Florianska Street. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community existed before 1463. 1921 Jewish population was 2445. Orthodox and Progressive-Reform used the isolated urban flat land. Access off a public road is entirely closed with a plaque in Polish referring to Jews and with Jewish symbols on gate or wall. A continuous masonry wall and a locked gate surround. Before WWII and now it is.33 ha. in size. 20 to 100 gravestones, not in original locations with 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from the 19th and 20th centuries. The location of removed stones is unknown. The marble, granite, sandstone and concrete some smooth and inscribed, some flat with carved relief decorations, some sculpted stones of all shapes have Hebrew and Polish inscriptions There are marked and unmarked mass graves and special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims but no structures. The municipality owns property used only as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are residential. Occasionally, Jewish and non-Jewish private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. The gate was repaired and local/municipal authorities cleaned stones and removed vegetation. Vegetation disturbing the graves is a constant problem, weather erosion a moderate threat, security and pollution a slight threat.
     Piotr Antoniak, ul. Dobrei 5m 36, 05-800, Przuszkow completed survey Sept. 11, 1992, after visit on Sept. 1.

JASTROW:(German) see Jastrowie

JASTROWIE:     US Commission No. POCE00406
Located in region Pila at 53º25N 16º47E, 25 km from Pila. The cemetery is located in the N part of town near the railroad. Present town population is 5000-25000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community existed in 1610. The synagogue was erected in the 17th century; a new one built in 1867 lasted until 1938. The Progressive-Reform Jewish cemetery was established mid-18th century. The isolated suburban hillside is landmarked: register of monuments of Pila No. A-536 as of August 8, 1986. Access off a public road is open to all with no wall, gate, or structures. Before WWII and now the size is 0.74 hectare. 20 to 100 gravestones, with 1 to 20 not in original locations and less than 25% are toppled or broken date from 1856 to 20th century. The stones, Hebrew and/or German inscribed, are granite and sandstone, some flat-shaped, some double, some with carved relief decoration. The municipality owns property used only as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural and commercial/industrial. Boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, Jewish and non-Jewish private visitors. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Non-Jewish individuals and groups attempted to clean stones and remove vegetation in 1986. Presently, the cemetery has no care. Vegetation is a constant problem, disturbing the graves; security, erosion and vandalism are serious threats.
     Henryk Grecki, 70-534 Szczecin, ul. Soltysia 3/13, Tel. 377-41 completed this survey on August 13, 1991 after visiting the site on August 10, 1991. Cemetery pages served as sources.

JAWORZNO:     US Commission No. 000553
In Katowickie. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]
JAWORZNO:
Jaworzno is in Jaworzno county, Slaskie vojvodship, 50 km WNW of Kraków with (1981) 90.712 inhabitants.
UPDATE: A new wall was completed in 1990. 300+ existing stones are mostly legible and mostly on original graves. Rose Gerstner Sontag, together with the help of a few other landsleit and a former Christian Polish neighbor, were the ones who restored the cemetery. For more details and pictures, pls e-mail me. I have been there in 1990, 1992, 1995, and 1999. Mrs. Sontag, my mother, goes annually. Source: Sam Sontag, SONNYSSS@aol.com. [February 2002]

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JEDWABNE: see YEDWABNE

JEDRZEJOW:     US Commission No. POCE000287
Located in Kielce Province, 50.38N and 20.18E, is 38 Km from Kielce. the cemetery is located in a suburband area; Quartier Piaski, betwen roads for Pinczow. Present town population is 5000-25000, no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was about 1880. 1921 Jewish population was 4585, (39.1%). The cemetery was established 1880 with last Orthodox or Conservative known burial 1943. The flat, isolated land has no sign or marker. One must cross private property to access to the 1 ha, 720 m sq. site, open to all. 1-20 gravestones, all in original locations withless than 25% broken or toppled, date from 19th and 20th century. The limestone or sandstone, flat with carved relief decorations and/or smooth stones have Hebrew or Yiddish inscriptions. The municipality owns property i used only as a Jewish cemetery. Rarely, private Jewish persons visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance or care. Pollution is a major problem.
     Dr. Adam Penkalla, ul. Gagarina 9, m 29 Radom, tel. 48 - 366 35 34 completed survey and visited the site [date not given].

JELENIEWO: (near Suwalki)
Jeleniewo cemetery has been undergoing restoration (see past issues of Landsman), but was totally destroyed by Nazis. Source: bercuvit@management.mcgill.ca (Rick Bercuvitz)

JELENIEWO:
     My wife and I witnessed the completion of our restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Suwalki District in September 1997. Approximately 35 memorial stones were salvaged, some dating back to 1788 and possible one dating to 1765. A stone wall has been completed. A villager cares for the cemetery for a nominal annual fee. The gate has two Stars of David. On each stone pillar bordering the gate is a plaque with the following inscription in Hebrew and in Polish. "Jewish cemetery...I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 23rd Psalm David" A memorial stone to the Jews of Jeleniewo is just beyond the gate and was dedicated about five years ago in the presence of the two remaining Jews in nearby Suwalki, the local priest, and approximately 75 villagers. The Jewish traditional holy prayers were recited in English and translated into Polish. Kaddish was read in the traditional Aramaic and in Polish. A video documented this unique event. Source: Herman Storick 914-834-5388; son's e-mail: AStor91291@aol.com [date 1998?]
     Alternate name: Yelenevi in Yiddish. Located at 22 54E/54 12N, about 11 km from Suwalki. The cemetery is located off the main road between Suwalki and the center of the village, a right turn off public road to small cemetery road. Town population is 800 with no Jews.
     Earliest known Jewish community was about 1780s or possibility earlier. The Jewish population as of the last census before WWII was approximately 30 families, with Yad Vashem estimating 250 total. Last known Orthodox Jewish burial in cemetery was possibly 1940. The synagogue was off to the side of the village with houses surrounding it. The cemetery was behind the synagogue. The cemetery is land-marked: 534/917/D/92 registered 2 September 1992. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has a sign in Yiddish and Polish (memorial stone) and Polish and Hebrew inscriptions on the gate or wall and Star of David on gate or wall. The sign mentions the Holocaust and the Jewish community. Reached by turning directly off a public road between Suwalki NW direction to Jeleniewo, right turn to a smaller road between private houses to the cemetery. Access is open to all. A continuous masonry wall completed in 1997 and a gate that locks surround the cemetery. The cemetery is and was 45 hectares. 31 gravestones are in the cemetery. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. The oldest known gravestone dates from 1788 with one possible from 1765-6. The sandstone, granite, and limestone tombstones are flat-shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, common gravestones, and double tombstones with Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims and the Jewish community. No known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used only for Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Occasionally, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII and between 1945 and ten years ago. Restoration: re-erection of stones, patching broken stones, clearing vegetation, and fixing wall by Jewish individuals abroad. The memorial stone was done in 1992 and the stone walls and plaques in 1996-7. Care: caretaker paid by Jewish individual abroad. No structures. Uncontrolled access and vegetation are moderate threats. Weather erosion and vandalism are slight threats.
     Herman S. Storick, 11 Summit Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538; (914) 834-5388 completed survey on 30 October 1997 using documentation from the Jewish Historical Institute (Warsaw-Jan Jagielski); Internet: Polish Jewish Cemeteries by Neil Rosenstein, US Commission for America's Heritage Abroad. Dr. Janusz Mackiewicz and Herman and Cecilia Storick in company of Krzysztof Malczewski and Jan Jagielski visited the site in 1992 and 1997. No interviews were conducted. Submitted by Adam J. Storick, 212-339-2956. son's e-mail: AStor91291@aol.com

JELENIEWO:     US Commission No. POCE000133
Located in Suwalskie at 22 54 E º54 12 N, 12 km from Suwalki. The cemetery is in the E part of village. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was the late 18th century. 1927 Jewish population was 161. The cemetery was established in the 4th quarter of the 18th century. Landmarked: number 534/917/d/92, registered 9/2/1992 r. The isolated suburban flat land has signs or markers in Hebrew and Polish mentioning the Holocaust and Jews. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with a locking gate surrounds. The cemetery size before WWII and now is.3 ha. 20-100 gravestones in the cemetery, 1-20 gravestones in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from the 18th-20th centuries. The granite, limestone and sandstone flat stones or finely smoothed and inscribed stones have Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery contains special monuments to Holocaust victims but no known mass graves. Municipality owns property used as a Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. Private visitors and local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during WW II. Stones were recreated and cleaned and vegetation cleared in the early 1990s by Jewish individual abroad. Individuals occasionally clean the cemetery now. There are no structures. Threats: Vegetation is a moderate threat; and weather erosion is a slight threat. Dr. Janusz Mackiewicz, 16-400 Suwalki, ul. 1 Maja 27a/47, Tel. 663756 or 663741 completed survey on Sept. 20, 1994.

JELITOWO: suburb of Tomaszow Lubelski where the cemetery is located

JEZIORANY:     US Commission No. POCE000642
Jeleniewo is located in Olsztynskie at 53º58 N 20º45 E, 30 km from Olsztyn. The cemetery is on Koperinka St. in the built-up area. Present town population is 1,000-5000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1816. The unlandmarked cemetery was established in the first half of the 19th century with last known Orthodox or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial 1936. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. No stones are visible. Municipality cemetery is used for industrial or commercial use [budynek]. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery has no maintenance or mass graves. There are no cemetery-related structures in the cemetery, only a modern building.
     Dr. Wiktor Knercer, 10-685 Olsztyn, ul. Barza 33m16, Tel. 338607 completed survey in Sept. 1994 after a visit to the site.

JEZIORZANY:   AS 154
Alternate names: Lisobiki in German and Lysobyki before 1963. Jeziorzany is in Lublin at 51º37 22º17, 50 km NW of Lublin. Cemetery location: 2 km N, in the village of Przytoczno. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was second half of 18th century. 1921 Jewish population was 438 (31.2%). Last known Orthodox Jewish burial was 1942. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, no wall or gate surrounds. There are no gravestones or structures in the cemetery. Private individuals own the cemetery property is now used for agriculture. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery is never visited. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII, but not in the last ten years. There has been no maintenance or care. Incompatible development is a moderate threat to the cemetery.
     Pawel Sygowski, Kalinowszczyzna 64/59, 20-201 Lublin, tel. 77-20-78 completed survey April 1994. The site was visited and interviews conducted. (see Bobrowniki)

JEZOW:     US Commission No. POCE000223
Jezow is located in Skierniewickie at 51º48N 19º58E, 37 km from Lodz and 84 km from Warsaw.. The cemetery is on ul. Rawska. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
The date of      The earliest known Jewish community was 1793. 1921 Jewish population was 1048. The Orthodox cemetery was established in the 19th century with last burial between 1939 and 1945. Landmarked in Feb 1981, the isolated urban flat land has no signs but has Jewish symbols on the gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with a non-locking gate surround. The size of the cemetery is.3 ha. No stones are visible. There are no known mass graves. Municipality owns unused site. Properties adjacent are residential. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized during WW II. The walk and gate were fixed in 1985. Individuals occasionally clean the cemetery now. There are no structures. If there is a caretaker, he is paid by donations. No threats.
     Pawet Fijatkowski, Sochacrew Ziemowita 11, Tel. 22791 completed survey on June 26, 1991 after a visit to the site. His private archives were used as documentation.

JLAWA:     US Commission No. POCE000640
Jlawa is located in Olsztynskie at 19º34 E 53º36 N, 74 km from Olsztyn. The cemetery is at ul. Biskupiecka. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1722 (15 families). 1925 Jewish population was 110. The unlandmarked cemetery was established in the 18th century or 19th century with last known Orthodox or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial in the late 1930s. 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 fence, wall or gate. The size of the cemetery is.22 ha. No stones are visible. Municipality owns property used for commercial, industrial and factory storage. Properties adjacent are commercial, industrial and residential. Threats: Incompatible existing and proposed development is a serious threat. Vegetation, weather erosion, pollution and vandalism are slight threats. The cemetery is used for factory storage. Wikto Knercer completed this survey in Nov 1991. (see above) He used Frederichs Deutscher Stadtebuch, Stuttgadt, 1939 as documentation.

JLOW:     US Commission No. POCE000618
Jlow is located in Plockie at 52º21 N 20º01 E, 32 km from Plock and 68 km from Warsaw. The cemetery is on the road to Uderz (Lady). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1750. 1921 Jewish population was 347. The unlandmarked [?]cemetery was established in 1750 with last known Jewish burial 1939-1945. The wooded flat land, separated but near other cemeteries, 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 size of the cemetery is 1.5 ha. No stones are visible. No known mass graves. Municipality owns cemetery used for waste dumping. Adjacent properties are "las". Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during WW II. The cemetery has no maintenance. No structures or threats.
     Pawel Pijatkowski, 96-500 Sochaczew, ul. Zienowita 11, Tel. 22791 completed survey on Nov 20, 1991 after a Sept visit. Documentation: the Official Register of Jewish Cemeteries of 1981.

JODLOWA:     US Commission No. POCE000021
In Tarnow. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file [2000].
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/cemet/jodlowa.htm has gravestone photo. [August 2005]
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/photos/jodlowa.htm has photo. [August 2005]

JORDANOW:     US Commission No. POCE000742
Jordanow is located in Nowy Sacz at 49º39 N 19º50 E, 74 km from Krakow and 76 km from Nowy Sacz. The cemetery is in a suburb called Makacz by the road to Makow Podhalanski at 3 Maja Street. Present town population is 1,000-5000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 238 persons. Orthodox and Progressive/Reform Jews were buried in the unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. The cemetery is open to all. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds. The size of the cemetery before WWII and now is.6 ha. 1-20 stones, all in their original location with 50%-75% toppled or broken, date to the 19th and 20th centuries. The marble, sandstone and concrete flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew and Polish inscriptions. The site is used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are recreational and agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during WW II. The cemetery has no maintenance. There are no cemetery-related structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a very serious constant problem damaging stones. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Security and weather erosion are moderate threats. Vandalism is a slight threat. The cemetery is overgrown with young trees. Piotr Antoniak ul Dobno 5 36, 05-800 completed survey on Sept 8, 1992 after a visit on Aug. 22, 1992.

JOHANNISBURG: see Pisz
JOSEFOW: see JOZEFOW k/Bilgoraja
JOSEPHSTADT: see Krakow (III) and (IV)
(German name for Podgorze was a former separate town, now part of Cracow)

JOZEFIN GM. LIPIANY:     US Commission No. POCE000201
Located in Szczecin at 53º74 N 15º01 E, 4 km from Lipiany. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community (Lipiany) was 1846. The unlandmarked cemetery was established around 1866 with last known Jewish burial around 1944. The isolated rural 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. Its size before WWII and now is.3 ha. 20-100 gravestones, many not in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1863-20th century. The marble, granite, limestone and sandstone tombstones are rough, flat stones with carved relief decorations. Inscriptions are in Hebrew?, Yiddish? and German. There are no known mass graves. Municipality owns property used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized during WW II but not in the last ten years. There is no maintenance and no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Serious threats: Vegetation and vandalism. Moderate threats: weather erosion and pollution.
     Dr. Alojzy Kowalczyk, ul. Moniuszk 4/B, 73-110 Stargard, Tel. 734440 completed survey on Oct 10, 1994 after a visit two days earlier. Documentation: Karta Cmentarza, 1988 r. Jozefin, gm. Lipiany.

JOZEFOW k/Bilgoraja:   AS 135
Alternate name: Jozefow Ordynacki, Jozefow is located in Zamosc at 50º29 N 23º04 W, 38 km SW from Zamosc. The cemetery at 29 Ogrodowa St., and then across this plot to the left. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1725. 1921 Jewish population was 1050. Jewish population notified [sic] since very beginning of town in mid-18th century; majority of population have been Jewish. In 1824-41, Jewish paint-house [sic] of Mr. Waxman, Jewish community in Jozefow possessed a sandstone quarry located behind the cemetery. In second half of 19th cent. Hasidic influences appeared. Rabbi B. Hercensztok lived there around 1920 and Szmon Panczewski about 1927. The cemetery was established after 1725 with last known burial 1943. In the beginning of the 20th century, Nowin (9 km away), Susiec, Majdan Sopocki (13 km), Aleksandrow Dlugi Kat (6 km) and Ciotusza (10 km) used this landmarked cemetery. The isolated rural, flat land has a sign in Polish, mentioning landmarking. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all with a broken fence, but no gate. Its size is.74 ha. 100-500 stones, with 20-100 in the original location and 50 to 75% toppled or broken, date from 1762-20th century. Stones removed were incorporated into roads or structures around the town. The cemetery was divided into special sections for men and women. The sandstone, finely smoothed an inscribed stones, or flat stones with carved relief decoration, some with traces of painting on their surfaces, have Hebrew inscriptions. No known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during and after WW II. There is no maintenance or structures. Threats: Security and vegetation is a very serious threats. Quickly emerging bush cover most parts of the cemetery causing damage. Need immediate deterrent.
     Malgorzata Radolowicz-Buzikiewicz, Florianska 37/3, 31/019 Krakow, phone (0- 12) 215748 completed survey in Sept. 27, 1995 using PSOZ (State Preservation Authority conservation officer for Zamosc cemetery record chart. Slawomir Parfianowicz visited August 25, 1995. Officers at the Preservation Authority and residents of housing nearby were interviewed.
      "We discovered a cemetery established in 1561, high on a hill and not restored but in surpassingly good condition. It is protected and cared for the local population and surrounded by forests and farm areas." Source: Betty Provizer Starkman; BetteJoy@aol.com [February 1998]
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. 47-48
      UPDATE: "I have started to work on cleaning the cemetery of Jozefow Bilgorai. About 1.5 mile west of town is a mass grave south to the road inside the forest. On 13 July 1942, 1500 of the Jews were killed and buried in there. Mr. Avni will return to the town to work on the cemetery in late March 2001." Source: Yossy Avni yossiavni@hotmail.com [February 2001]

JOZEFOW K/WISLA:     US Commission No. POCE000135
Jozefow is located in Lublin at 51º02 N 21º51 W, 70 km SW of Lublin and 18 km S of Opole Lubelskie. The cemetery is about 500 m. from the market square, 100 m. S of Urzedowska St. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was the 17th century. 1921 Jewish population was 736. The unlandmarked cemetery was established in the 17th century with last Orthodox Jewish burial in 1942. The isolated rural (agricultural flat land has no sign or plaque. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence or gate. The cemetery size was 1.5 before WWII and now is 1.31 ha. 1-20 stones, some are in original locations with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from the early 19th century. The sandstone and limestone, flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces. There are no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for waste dumping, for dead animals, and as a source of wood and stones. Properties adjacent are agricultural. New roads or highways and agriculture have probably reduced the size of the cemetery a little. Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during and after WW II. There is no maintenance. No known mass graves. Vegetation overgrowth is a problem, preventing access and disturbing graves. Threats: Vegetation is a very serious threat; vandalism is a serious threat; security and weather erosion are moderate threats.      Pawel Sk?owski Kalinowszurlzna 64159 completed survey in May 1994 after a visit to the cemetery. A field survey was used as documentation. (See Bobrowniki).

JOZEFOW ORDYNACKI: see Jozefow k/Bilgoraja
JUDENBERG: (German) see Zlotow
JUTROSCHIN: (German) see Jutrosin

JUTROSIN:     US Commission No. POCE000310
Alternate name: Jutroschin in German. Jutrosin is located in Leszczynskie at 51º39 N 17º10 W, 60 km from Leszno and 60 km from Wrockawis. The cemetery is on road to Zmystow, from the market square along Kosciuszki and Powstancow Sts. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1642. 1921 Jewish population was 29 (1.7%). Living here were Marcin Roth, Hugo Wagner, Zygfryd Roth. Conservative and Progressive/Reform Jews used the unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence or gate. The size of the cemetery before WWII and now is.2 ha. No stones are visible. Municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. It was vandalized during WWII. There is no maintenance and no structures. Threats: Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Dariusz Czwojdrak, ul. Lipowa 22d/4, 67-400 Wschowa completed survey on Nov 9, 1991 after a visit on Nov. 8, 1991. Zbigniew Koszarek was interviewed on Nov 8, 1991.

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