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PABIANICE:     US Commission No. POCE000269
Pabianice is located in region Lodzkie at 51º4019º22, about 13 km from Lodz. The cemetery is located on Ulica Karolewska. Present town population is 25,000-100,000; with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The key to the Jewish cemetery is in the possession of the Jewish Congregation (Kongregacja Wyznania Mojzeszowego, 90-926 Lodz, ul. Zachodnia 78). The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1931 Jewish population was 8,357. In 1796, the town passed to Prussian rule. Living here was Mendele Alter, the Gerer Rebbe's brother. The Orthodox, Conservative and Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established around 1847. The last known Jewish burial was 1939-1945. Landmark: official 1981 Register of Jewish Cemeteries. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. A broken fence with locking gate surrounds. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery prior to W.W.II was approximately 0.78 hectares; its present size is the same. 100-500 gravestones, 20-100 not in original location with 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 1850-20th century. The cemetery is divided into special sections for men, women, Cohanim, and children. The marble, sandstone, and concrete flat shaped stones with carved relief decorations or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew inscriptions. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Occasionally, organized individual tours and private Jewish and non-Jewish visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized frequently. No maintenance. There are moderate security and vandalism threats. Vegetation in a constant problem, disturbing stones.
     Pawel Fijalkowski, 96-500, Sochaczew, ul. Ziemowita 11, tel. 227-91 visited site in 6/1990 and completed survey on November 9, 1991. Documentation: photos in the possession of the surveyor and archives.
      http://www.zchor.org/pabianice/pabianice.htm: Pabianice, Pabenits, Pabjanice, Pabnitz, Pabyanets, Pabyanitse Latitude / Longitude: 51°40'/19°22', 126.6 miles SW of Warsaw [January 2001]

PACANOW:     US Commission No. POCE000298
Pacanow is located in Kielce region at 50º27N 20º01E, 221 km from Lodz. The cemetery is on Stopnicka Street. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community in Pacanow was 1589 and [sic] 1676. 1921 Jewish population was 1,689, about 65% of the community's population. The Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century. The last known Jewish burial was 1942. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker, no wall, gate or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is entirely closed. No gravestones are visible. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for industrial purposes. Properties adjacent are commercial. Rarely, private Jewish visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. Very serious threats: incompatible nearby developments (existing and planned). Serious threat-pollution, moderate-security, weather erosion, and vegetation. Slight threat-vandalism.
     Dr. Adam Penkalla, Radom, Gagarina 9/24, tel. 48 - 366 35 34 completed survey and visited the site. He has documentation and may have information.

PAJECZNO:     US Commission No. POCE000172
Pajeczno is located in Czestochowa region at 51º09 19º00, 49 km from Czestochowa; 30 km from Radomsko. The cemetery is located N of the town. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 618. The Orthodox Jewish cemetery probably was established in the first half of the 19th century. Between fields and woods, isolated the flat land has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No gravestones are visible, no known mass graves. The municipality currently owns it. Properties adjacent are agricultural and forest. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. Vegetation is a constant problem, disturbing graves.
     Jan Pawet Woronrak, Sandomierska Street, 21m.l, 02-567 Warszawa, tel. 49-54-62 completed survey.

PAKOSC:     US Commission No. POCE000605
Pakosc is located in Bydgoskie region at 52º48 18º05, 11 km from Inowroclaw. The cemetery is located on Mogilenska Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1519. 1939 Jewish population was 28. In the 17th century, Czarniecki's army killed all the Jews in Pakosc. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II was about 0.3 hectares; it is the same size now. No gravestones are visible. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. Municipality owns site used for recreation purposes. Properties adjacent are recreational and residential. It is rarely visited. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. There are slight security, weather erosion, and vegetation threats.
     Magdalena Grabowska, Bydgoszcz ul. Sanatoryjna 40, tel. 277335 completed survey on October 30, 1992. The site was not visited. The Monograph of Pakosc was documentation.

PALESTYNA: see SOKOLKA

PARCZEW:     US Commission No. POCE000393
Alternate name: Parczewa (Partseva) (Yiddish). Parczew is located in Biala-Podlaska at 51º38 22º54, 50km NNE of Lublina. The cemetery is located at Aleja Zjedroczenia (Zjedroczenia Avenue). Present population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
The Jewish population (census) before World War II was 5000. There had been a Jewish community in Parczew since the early 16th century. The Orthodox cemetery on urban flat land has a sign in both Yiddish and Polish mentioning Jewish soldiers. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no fence or wall. No gravestones are visible. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns site used for recreation. Properties adjacent are used both for recreation and residential. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Since then, the municipal authorities clear vegetation periodically.
     Michal Witwickiu, ul. Dembowskiego 12/53, 02-784 Warszawa, tel: 6418345 completed survey on 10/08/1991. The private archives of Jan Jagielski were consulted.
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 77

PARCZEWA (PARTSEVA): See Parczew

PARKOWA:
800 tombstones. The oldest 1622. [source?]

PARSHISCHA: (Yiddish) see Przysucha

PARYSOW:     US Commission No. POCE000577
Parysow is located in Siedlechie province at 51º58 21º42, 18 km from Garwolin and 70 km from Warsaw. The n area called Starowola by the dirt road along the railway. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 1906. The cemetery dates from the first half of the 19th century with last known burial before WWII. Site is between woods and fields, isolated on flat land with no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no fence or gate. The size today and before WWII was 1.5 hectare. No stones are visible. Municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII. No known mass graves. No structures. No care. No threats. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access.
     Cezary Ostas, Siedlce, ul. Pomorska 1/68, tel. 290-95 visited the site and completed this survey on 17 Sep 1992 when he interviewed Kazimierz Sionek, Parysow.

PASTEK:     US Commission No. POCE000764
Pastek is located in region Elblaskie / Elblzy at 54º04 19º40, 75 km ESE of Gdansk. The cemetery is located on Wojska Polskiego Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1813. 1933 Jewish population was 83. Effecting the Jewish community was 'Judenedikt' in 1812. The Orthodox and Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. Landmarked: "137/90-Rejestr Zabytkow wojewodztwa elbluskiego." The isolated suburban flat land, on the edge of a deep ravine has no sign or marker. A broken masonry wall without gate surrounds it. Reached by turning directly off a public road (The road goes along the edge of the ravine, behind the street buildings.), access is open to all. The present size of the cemetery is about 0.25 hectares as it was before WWII. 100-500 gravestones, all in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1860-20th century. The marble, granite, limestone, sandstone and artificial stone flat shaped stones with carved relief decorations have Hebrew and German inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are residential. Occasionally, private Jewish and non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. Slight threat: vandalism and incompatible nearby development (existing and planned/proposed).
     Wiktor Knercer, 10-685 Olsztyn, ul. Barcza 33/16, tel. 33-86-07, who visited the site in June of 1992 completed survey in September 1992. Documentation: "Karta cmentana Psoz Elblag, Mapa wskali 1,25000 2 lat 1910-1920, Deutsches Stadtebuch-Erich Penser.

PELCZYCE:     US Commission No. POCE000357
Alternate name: Bernstein in German. Pelczyce is located at 53º03 N 15º18 E in Gorzon Wlkp, 35 km Gorzow Wlkp. The cemetery is located in N part of town on Krzyzowe Lake. Present town population is 5,000-10,000 with no Jews.
Local: Urzad Miasta i Gminy w Pelczycadi.
Regional: mgr. Wladyslaw Chrostowski, Wojewodstu Konserwator Zabytkow, 65-413 Gorzow Wlkp w Jagiellouaylia 8, tel. 75-295. Panstwowa Slurba Ochrnony Zabytkow, addrias w Gorzowie Wlkp, Mgr. Jwoma Drzewiecka.
     1921 Jewish population was 20. The unlandmarked Progressive/Reform cemetery was established at the beginning of the 18th century. Krzecin, 11 km away, also used this cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land, by water, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or fence without gate. The approximate size before WWII and now is.33 ha. 20-100 stones in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1851-20th century. The granite, sandstone and "graves' framings" [sic] are rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or double tombstones. Inscriptions are in Hebrew and German. There are no structures. The municipality owns the property used for cemetery only. Adjacent property is agricultural. Local residents rarely visit it. It was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance or structures. Security and vandalism are moderate threats. Weather erosion and vegetation are slight threats.
     Henryk Grecki, 70-534 Szczecin, ul Sltysiz 3/13; tel. 377-41. The completed survey Aug. 14, 1991 after a visit to the cemetery.

PELKIME:
(hamlet) Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 47

PEREMYSHL: see PRZEMYL
PETRIKAU: (German) see Piotrkow Trybunalski
PIASEK: used Lublin (I) (III)
PIASK: (Yiddish) see Piaski (I) and (II)
PIASKI: see Skulsk

PIASKI: (I) US Commission No. POCE000191
Alternate name: Piask in Yiddish. Piaski is located in Lublin, at 51º08 E 22º21, 27 km from Lublin, 43 from Chelm, and 23 from L??? The old cemetery is located at 500 Lecia St. in the center. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was second half of the 16th century. 1921 Jewish population was 2674 (67.3%). The unlandmarked cemetery possibly was established during the second half of the 16th century. The last known Orthodox Jewish burial was 4th 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 with a broken fence without gate. The approximate size before WWII was and is now still.42 ha. No stones are visible. The municipality owns the property used for the market square. Adjacent property is residential. It is not visited. It was vandalized prior and during World War II. No maintenance. Security is serious threat. The change of site function has caused the cemetery to fall into oblivion.
     Pawel Sygowski, r[?illegible] 64/59, 20-201 Lublin; tel. 77-20-78 visited site 11/1991 and completed survey. Josef Honig, Lublin, was interviewed August 1991.
PIASKI (II): US Commission No. POCE000192
     The new cemetery is at Michiewicza St., SW of the center. See Piaski (I) for town information. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established during the 4th quarter of the 19th century with last known Orthodox burial in 1943. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with a broken fence without gate. The size of the cemetery before WWII was 1.2 and is now 1.29 ha. 1 to 20 stones visible are more than 75% toppled or broken. Removed stones are incorporated into roads or structures. The oldest stone is a double stone dated 1906-1909. The sandstone and concrete flat stones with carved relief decorations date from the 20th century. Inscriptions are in Hebrew. There are unmarked mass graves. For children of the nearby school and waste dump is use of cemetery property. The area is slightly larger. Private visitors rarely visit. The area is slightly larger than it was in 1939. It was vandalized during and after WWII. There is no maintenance. Trees were planted during the 1960s. No care. Vegetation, vandalism and incompatible nearby existing development are serious threats. Vegetation is a constant problem disturbing graves. The area is not fenced. People living in the nearby houses throw their garbage here; children from the nearby school make bonfires and damage the remaining gravestones. It is overgrown with wild greenery. Survey information: see Piaski above.
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/piaski.htm [January 2006]

PIASKI WIELKOPOLSKIE:     US Commission No. POCE000319
Alternate name: Sandberg in German. Piaski Wielkopolskie is located at 51º53 E 17º05 in region Leszczynskie, 35 km from Lesano, (or Leszno?) 86 from Poznan, and 100 km from Kalisz. The cemetery is located at ul. Slowackiego. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1788. 1921 Jewish population was 1 (.1%). The unlandmarked Conservative and Progressive/Reform cemetery was established during the late 18th century with last known Jewish burial around 1924. Living here were Luis Pawel, Szolem Salomon, Josef Hirsch, Michael Mozes Perlinski, Hersch Chaim Jakubowski, and Leib Wolff. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or gate, but the new users fenced it. The approximate size before WWII was.16 ha. and has residential buildings. No stones are visible. A private individual owns site used for residential buildings. Adjacent property is residential. The area is smaller than 1939. It was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance. Security is very serious threat. The site was completely devastated because of its conversion to single family housing.
     Dariusz Cawojdrak, ul. Lipowa 22d/4, 67,400 Wschowa completed survey on Nov. 15, 1991 after a visit Nov. 14. Leon Lekowski was interviewed Nov. 14 in Piaski Wlkp.

PIATEK:     US Commission No. POCE000623
Alternate name: Piontke in Yiddish. Piatek is located at 52º4 19º29 in region Plockie, 35 km from Lodz and and 105 from Warszawa. The old cemetery is located at Ulica Pokrzywnicka. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1765. 1921 Orthodox Jewish population was 1291. The cemetery probably was established during the first half of the 18th century. In 1796, the Prussian government took over the town. Landmarked: on the official register of Jewish cemeteries of 1981. The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all with no fence or gate. The approximate size before WWII and now is.8 ha. There are 1 to 20 stones visible all not in original locations. Less than 25% are toppled or broken. There are no dates on the broken fragments of sandstone and concrete, flat shaped stones or multi-stone monuments. There are no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for agriculture. Adjacent property is residential and agricultural. Rarely, private visitors and local residents visit. It was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance. There are no structures. Vegetation is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Security, vegetation, and vandalism are slight threats.
     Pawel Figalkowski 96-500, Sochaczew, Ulica Ziemowita 11, Tel. 227-91 completed survey on Nov. 9, 1991 and visited the site in April.

PIENIEZRO:     US Commission No. POCE000765
Alternate name: Mehlsak in German. Pieniezrois located at 20º08 and 54º14 E, in Elblag, 94 km E of Gdansk. The old cemetery is located at "Pizy saosie do wsi Parleosze, za pizejazdem kolejowgm." Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was after 1772. In 1937, 5 Jewish families lived here. The unlandmarked Orthodox and Progressive/Reform cemetery probably was established mid-19th century. There was a "Judenedikt in 1812. The isolated suburban flat land and hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with a broken fence without gate. The approximate size before WWII and then was.20 ha. (Now, does not exist.) No stones are visible. There are no known mass graves or structures. The municipality owns the property used for recreation. Adjacent property is recreational. The cemetery is liquidated; there is now a stadium. It was vandalized prior and during World War II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance.
     Wiktor Knercer; 10-685 Olsztyn, ul Baicza 33/16, tel. 33-86-07, completed survey 9/1992 after a visit in June 1992. He used a 1920 map and Deutsches Staedebuch, by Erich Renser 1939. and A. Sommerfeld-Juden im Armland.

PIETKOWIEC: (German) see Mielec (I) and (II)

PILA:     US Commission No. POCE000420
Alternate name: Schneidemuehl in German. Pila is located at 53º 09 N 16º 44 E in Pila province. The cemetery is in the town center. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with 10-100 Jews.
     The earliest Jewish settlement was 16th century. In 1626, the great fire in the whole town started from the house of Joachim the Jew. Afterwards, the Jewish inhabitants were expelled to the specially created separate district. The unlandmarked cemetery was established at the beginning of the 17th century, probably 1627. Progressive/Reform Jews used it. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public Police School, access is entirely closed with a continuous fence and locking gate. The approximate size before WWII was.80 ha. There are no stones. Stones were moved to another cemetery. A regional or national government agency owns the property used for recreation. Adjacent property is a Police School. It was vandalized during WWII and does not exist. No threats.
     Henryk Grecki, 70-534 Szczecin, ul Sltysiz 3/13, tel. 377-41 completed survey Aug. 13, 1991, after a visit.
PILA (II) US Commission No. POCE000421
     The "cemetery of war" is located at Leszkow-"Cmentarz Wojenny" at 53º 07 N 16º 47 E in the province of Pila, 4 km "od centrum Pily." The cemetery was established in 1915, also the date of the last burial of all soldiers. The suburban flat land, part of a war cemetery, has inscriptions in Hebrew on gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with a broken fence without gate. The approximate size before WWII and now is 1.20 ha. 20-100 gravestones, with many in original locations and more that 75% of the stones toppled or broken. The cemetery is divided into sections by religion. The 20th century, granite and other multi-stone monuments have inscriptions in Hebrew. No known mass graves. No structures. The municipality owns the property used for cemetery only. Adjacent property is forest. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was never vandalized. Local/municipal authorities cleared vegetation in 1970. Authorities occasionally clear. Weather erosion is only a slight threat.
     Henryk Grecki, 70-534 Szczecin, ul Sltysiz 3173, tel. 377-41 completed survey Aug. 13, 1991 after a visit.
PILA: {10160}
     After the first partition of Poland in 1772, Pila was renamed Schneidemuehl. The area became the Prussian province of Posen (Grand Duchy of Posen), Prussia's most Jewish province. To date, no records of the first Jewish cemetery are found. This second Jewish cemetery in Schneidemuehl, probably was established in the late 1840s and is located in the city center, near the 17th century Jewish quarter. The 1850s Berlin-Kuenigsberg railway creation gave the town importance. 1905 Jewish population was 800 out of 22,000. My cousin Martin Rosenberg, as former head of the Chevra Kadisha of Schneidemuel, immigrated to Santiago, Chile in 1938 and brought with him a handwritten booklet containing over 500 names, complete with Hebrew death dates pertaining to the second Jewish cemetery of Schneidemuehl. (I estimate though, that the names in this booklet account only for about 25% of all Jews buried in Schneidemuehl.) The list is a revised, alphabetized master list. Revisions were possible with the aid of Civil BMD records of Schneidemuehl in my possession and are based on my own research into the history of the Jews of Schneidemuehl, my maternal ancestral town. I have sorted the contents of the booklet by names, dates and by field of burial. By comparing this list against the Civil BMD records of Schneidemuehl, I found numerous discrepancies in the data of the salvaged booklet. I was able to enhance the original list by correcting the spelling of some surnames, adding numerous maiden names, adding some dates of death as well as correcting many dates, adding all (converted Hebrew dates) to dates of the Gregorian calendar, incl. dates of the week. The remaining minor discrepancies in dates between the Hebrew and Gregorian calendar are due to the difference in the exact time when the death occurred, i.e. before or after sunset. The Germans destroyed the Jewish cemetery of Schneidemahl in 1940. Source:
     Peter Simonstein Cullman, 99 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3K5, Canada. Copy of original booklet at Leo Baeck Institute, NY: Storage-Location: Second floor; Accession Number(s): AR 2600.

PILAWA GORNA: See Dzierzoniow
PILEV: (Yiddish) see Pulawy (I) and (II)

PILICA:
Lauder Foundation Genealogy Project at the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland has lists. See the Poland general file.
PILICA: (Yiddish name: Piltz)
     I just purchased a copy of Cmentarz Zydowski W Pilicy (The Jewish Cemetery in Pilica) published in 1995 by the Judaica Foundation, 31-135 Krakow, 12 Bartorego Street. The cost is $18 postage included. The book contains photographs of every tombstone in the cemetery in Pilica with a transcription in Hebrew and Polish of the epitaphs on each stone. There is also a map of the cemetery showing where each stone is located. The cemetery dates back only to the late 1800's. Most, but not all, of the stones have surnames. There is no comparable book for any other town in Poland. Source: Jeff Cymbler jcymbler@pipermar.com. Aother offer to look up names: Alex Kerner, Israel; e-mail address: kerner@inter.net.il
PILICA: (I) and (II) US Commission No. 000555 and 000556
In Katowickie. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]

PILSNO: see PILZNO
PILTZ: see Pilica
PILZNE: see PILZNO

PILZNO:     US Commission No. 000022
In Tarnow. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]
      http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/pilzno/pilzno.html.
Alternate names: Pilzne, Pilsno on the Wisloka river, 101 km east of Krakow at 49º58', 21º18' and the nearby towns of Oleszyce, Dzikow, and Cieszanow. [October 2000]
      http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa (Shtetlink) [November 2002]

PINCZOW (I):     US Commission No. POCE000299
The cemetery is located on Slabska Str, now Grodziskowe St. in the Kielce region at 50º 32 N 20º 32 E, 44 km from Kielce. Present population is 5,000-25,000, with no Jews.
     The cemetery was established in the 15th century. 1921 Jewish population was 1324 (55.8%). Privilege granted by Zygmont in 1594. The unlandmarked cemetery was established in the 16th century or in 1680. The last known burial was 1942. 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 fence or gate. There are no stones OR Less than 25% of the surving stones are toppled or broken. 1-10 removed stones are in a museum "Pinczow State Museum." About 40 are incorporated into roads or structures in Pinczow. The 17th-20th century granite, limestone and sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions. There are no known mass graves. No structures. The municipality owns the property, now residential. Adjacent property is agricultural and residential. Private visitors rarely visit it. It was vandalized during WWI and WWII. There is no care. Incompatibile development is a very serious threat. Security and weather erosion are serious threats. Pollution, vegetation and vandalism are moderate threats. Property is used for agriculture and residential.
     Adam Penkalla, ul, Gorgavina 9, ul 24, Radom, tel. 48 - 366 35 34 completed this survey after a visit, using his own documentation. He may have more information.
PINCZOW (II): US Commission No. POCE000300
     The cemetery is located on Cmentarna Str., now Nown str. See Pinczow (I) for town information. The unlandmarked Orthodox and Conservative cemetery was established in the 16th or 17th century with last burial in 1942. The urban flat land, 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.
PINCZOW (III): US Commission No. POCE000773
     The unlandmarked suburban Orthodox and Conservative cemetery, between the road for Krakow, by the river Nida was established in 1592 with last known burial about 1700. 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 fence or gate. No stones are visible. There are no known mass graves. No structures. The municipality owns the property used for agriculture as is adjacent property. It is rarely visited. It was vandalized during the war in 1700 trough 1735. No maintenance. Incompatible development is a serious threat. Security and weather erosion are moderate threats. Vegetation is a slight threat.
     Adam Penkalla, ul, Gorgavina 9, ul 24, Radom, tel. 48 - 366 35 34 completed survey, using his own documentation.
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 59
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/synag/pinczow.htm has synagogue sketch. [August 2005]

PINNE: (German) see Pniewy
PIONTKE: (Yiddish) see Piatek

PIOTRKOW TRYBUNALSKI:
Alternate name: Petrikau (German). ShtetLink: http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/piotrkowtryb [January 2001]
(I) US Commission No. POCE000666
Piotrkow Trybunalski is located in Piotrkow Tryb at 51º24 19º41, 42 km SSE of Lodz; 120 km from Warszawa. The cemetery is located at Wojska Polskiego Str. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with under 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community in this town was about 1660. 1921 Jewish population was 11,630. The unlandmarked Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in 1677 (the old cemetery). The last known Jewish burial was in 1792. 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 surrounds the cemetery. There are no stones, no known mass graves, and no structures. The municipality owns property used for recreation (park, playground, and sports field). Properties adjacent are residential. Frequently, local residents visit park. No maintenance.
     Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska Str. 21 m. 1, 02-567 Warszawa; tel. 49-54-62 completed survey on 29 Dec 1991. The site was not visited.
PIOTRKOW TRYBUNALSKI: II US Commission No. POCE000667 and 0000037
See Piotrkow Trybunalski I for town information. The cemetery is located at Spacerowa Str. 93.
     The Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in 1794. The cemetery location is isolated suburban flat land has inscriptions in Hebrew on gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. A continuous masonry wall with locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 500-5000 stones, most in original location, date from 1795-20th century. The marble and sandstone flat shaped stones finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish, German and Russian inscriptions. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. Within the limits of the cemetery is more than one ohel. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent to it are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries have not changed since 1939. The cemetery is visited occasionally by private visitors. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance. Moderate threat: pollution and vegetation. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and vandalism. Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska str. 21 m.1 02-567 Warszawa; tel. 49-54-62 completed survey on 2 Oct 1991. Documentation: Documentation at local Monuments Conservation Authority (Wojewodzki Konserwator Zabytkow). The site was not visited. Interviews were conducted but no names given.
     BOOK: Author: Giladi, Ben. Title: A Tale of One City: Piotrkow Trybunalski scrapbook. Description: 1.5 in. Notes: ...a scrapbook compiled by Ben Giladi in Jan 1992. The 41-page scrapbook contains materials (e.g., photographs, maps, document copies) relating to Jewish life in Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland, before World War II and the tragedy of the Holocaust as it affected Jewish residents. Possibly protected under copyright. Standard citation for US Holocaust Research Institute Archives. Pulled for catalog 20 Feb 1993. Control No.: DCHY436-A [December 2000]
     Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 60

PISZ: AS 173
Alternate name: Johannisburg. Piszis located at 53º 37 N and 21º 48 E in region Suwalskie, 105 km from Olsztyn. The cemetery is located ul. Parkowa. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was first half of the 19th century. In 1843, there were 148 Jews with 115 Jews in 1925. The unlandmarked cemetery was established before 1850. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all no fence or gate. Before WWI and now the size of the cemetery was.04 ha. 1-20 stones visible in original locations with less than 25% toppled or broken date from the 20th century. The granite, finely smoothed and inscribed stones have Hebrew and German inscriptions. No known mass graves. No structures. The municipality owns the property used for a cemetery only. Adjacent property is residential. Private visitors occasionally visit. It was not vandalized during the last ten years. No maintenance. Occasionally, authorities clean.
     Vegetation is a serious threat with overgrowth of bushes and grass disturbing the graves. dr. Janusz Mackiewicz, 16-400 Suwalki ul.1 Maja 27a/47, tel. d.663756, tel. sl. 663741 completed survey on September 27, 1994.

PISZCZAC:     US Commission No. POCE000392
Piszczac is located in Biala-Podlaska at 51º58 23º23, 101km NNE of Lublina. The cemetery is located at Terspolska St. near Spoztowa St. Present population is 1,000-5,000.
     The Orthodox Jewish population (census) before World War II was 500. The isolated urban flat land has no sign. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. In order to enter the cemetery, a key is needed from Urzad Gminy, Mr. Jan Kurowski, (head of the village), ul. Wlodawaska 8, 21-530 Piszczac, tel. 18. The cemetery is surrounded by a continuous fence with locking gate. No gravestones are visible. A regional or national governmental agency owns site. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. In 1986, the local authorities erected a fence and gate and occasionally clean or clear.
     Michal Witwicki, ul. Dembowskiego 12/53, 02-784 Warszawa, tel: 6418345 completed survey on 02/08/1991.

PIWNICZNA:     US Commission No. POCE000753
Piwniczna is located in the region of Nowy Seis at 49º26N 20º42E, 30 km from Nowy Sojor, and 134 km from Krakow. The cemetery is located by the River Poprad near the Piwniczna-Zdroj railway station. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Orthodox Jewish community in Piwniczna was before 1914. 1921 Jewish population was 226. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds it. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II was 0.04 hectares; it is the same size now. 1-20 gravestones in original position and less than 25% toppled or broken date from the 20th century. The sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decorations have Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are recreational. Private visitors occasionally visit. In the late 1980s, local/municipal authorities cleared vegetation and fixed wall. It is now occasionally cleared or cleaned. There are no structures. Moderate security threats are weather erosion and vegetation; and vandalism is a slight threat. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing stones. Water drainage is a seasonal problem.
     Piotr Antoniak, ul. Dobra 5 m 36, (see Bobowa) completed survey on September 9, 1992. The site was visited on August 8, 1992.

PLAC GRZYBOWSKI:
Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 27

PLAWNO: AS 174
Plawno is located in the Czestochowa region at 50º5919º28, 35 km from Czestochowa and 3 km from Radomsko. The cemetery is located E from the town. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Orthodox Jewish population was 556. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. 1-20 gravestones visible in the cemetery; not all in original position and more than 75% of them toppled or broken, date from 1840-20th centuries. The sandstone flat shaped stones have Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for waste dumping. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. No maintenance. No structures. There are moderate security and vandalism threats (destroyed and defaced).
     Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska Str. 21m.1, 02-561, Warszawa, tel. 49-54-62, visited cemetery in 1984 with Tery Woronczak and completed survey on November 10, 1991.
     UPDATE: Little remains, just three tombstones in excellent condition that were likely moved or re-erected. I took digital jpgs, about 800K each, of these three stones. Source: Daniel Kazez on JewishGen Digest. [May 2002]
      UPDATE: Burial list is at http://www.benkazez.com/dan/crarg/plawno-gidle.php [August 2005].

PLESCHEN: (German) see Pleszew

PLESZEW:     US Commission No. POCE000479
(Pleschen in German) Pleszew is located in the Kaliskie region at 51º54 17º48, 82 km ESE of Poznan. The cemetery is located between St. Dubois and Podgozna Streets. Present town population is 18,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 116; in 1871-1,039 Jews; in 1905-330 Jews. The Jewish cemetery probably was established in the 19th century. The synagogue exists at 14 Sieukiewiora St, but is used as a warehouse. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. In the center of a residential area, access is open to all. The present size of the cemetery is 0.5 hectares. No gravestones are visible. Since 1986, it has been owned by a private cooperative and used as a park. The municipality owns the property adjacent to a residential area. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries probably enclose the same area. It is never visited. The cemetery was probably vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. There is a serious vegetation threat (in the event of earth work, the still existing graves could be damaged.
     Michal Witarchi, Dembowswiego 12/53, 02-784 Warszawa, tel. 6418345 visited the cemetery on October 16, 1991 with Eleonora Bergman and completed survey on October 30, 1991. Persons at the town hall (Urzad Miejski) were interviewed.

PLOCK (I):     US Commission No. POCE000624
(Plotzk in Yiddish) Plock is located in the province of Plockie at 52º32 19º40, 95 km from Warszawa. The cemetery is located on Sportowa Street. Present town population is over 100,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community in Plock was 1237. 1921 Jewish population was 7,352. In 1655-1657 during the Swedish invasion, the Jewish quarters were destroyed. In 1688, there was a fire in Plock. Living here were Jehuda Leib Margoles (1791-1811), a rabbinical adherent of the Haskala, and Jozef Kwiatek (1874-1910), Socialist activist. The Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in 1845 with last known Jewish burial in 1968. Landmarked: Official Register of Jewish Cemeteries of 1981. The isolated urban flat land has a sign in Polish mentioning the Jewish community. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds it. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The present size of the cemetery is 3.2 hectares (the same as before W.W.II.) 1-20 gravestones visible in the cemetery, some not in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1889-20th centuries. The granite, sandstone and concrete flat shaped stones with carved relief decorations or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, Yiddish and Polish inscriptions. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims, but no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are recreational and residential. Occasionally, organized individual tours, private Jewish and non-Jewish visitors, and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. In 1983, the Jewish Religious Union cleared vegetation and fixed the wall and gate. Authorities do occasional clearing and cleaning. There are slight vegetation and vandalism threats.
     Pawel Fijalkowski, 96-500, Sochaczew, ulica Ziemowita 11, tel. 227-91 completed survey on September 11, 1991 and visited the cemetery in July 1991.
Cemetery is at ul. Mickiewicza formerly ul. Sportowa; Source: Miriam Weiner
PLOCK (II):     US Commission No. POCE000625
     This Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive/ Reform cemetery is located on Ulica 3-Gomaja and probably was established in the 13th century. The last known Jewish burial was around 1850. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II was around 2 hectares (no longer exists) No gravestones are visible. It contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used as a dormitory for the high school. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. Private Jewish and non-Jewish visitors or local residents rarely visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. Same survey information as Plock (I) above.
     BOOK: http://www.zchor.org/INDPLOCK.HTM
     BOOK: Independent Order Brith Abraham. Henry Clay Lodge No. 15 (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1890-1947. Description: 1 linear ft. Notes: Jewish immigrants from Plock, Poland founded Landsmanshaft in 1888, which was a branch of Jewish fraternal order. It incorporated the Boris Schatz Benevolent Society in 1932 when it appeared the Independent Order Brith Abraham would dissolve. ...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-A666 [December 2000]
     BOOK: 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.)
     BOOK: Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 77

PLONNEN: See Plonsk

PLONSK:     US Commission No. POCE000378
Alternate name: Plonnen (German). Plonsk is located in Ciechanow at 52º38 20º23, 34km from Ciechanow. The cemetery is located at Warszawska St.Present population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community in Plonsk was 1446. 1931 Jewish population (census) was 4913. Living here were Dawid Ben Gurion and Rabbis Abraham Lichtenstein, Zewi Ezechiel Michelson, and Abraham Chaim Horowitz. The Orthodox, Sephardic Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive/Reform cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Jewish burial 1955. The isolated suburban flat land has a sign in Polish that mentions Jews. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, gate, or fence surrounds. The approximate size of before WWII was 3.30 hectares; it is now 0.50 hectares. The decrease in size is a result of commercial or industrial development. No gravestones are visible. The cemetery contains a special monument to Holocaust victims. There are no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery and for industrial or commercial use. Private visitors and local residents occasionally visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not in the last ten years. In 1984, local authorities restored the cemetery. They also occasionally clear or clean the cemetery. In the 1970's, a 'Polmozbyt' was built within the cemetery's boundaries.
     Wojcieck Henrykowski, ul. Spoldzielcza 20, 06-200 Makow Mazowiecki completed survey on 03/10/1991. He visited in September 1991. The employees of the communal office in Plonsk were interviewed in September 1991.

PLOTY:     US Commission No. POCE000205
Ploty is located in the Szczecin province at 54º00 15º18. The cemetery is located on Ploty ul. Sobieskiego. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community in Ploty was 1846 when the Jewish cemetery was established. The last known Jewish burial was 1940. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The present size of the cemetery is around 0.16 hectares (the same as before W.W.II.) No gravestones are visible, no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for residential purposes. Properties adjacent are residential. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. No structures. Very serious security threat: wall and incompatible nearby development (existing and planned/proposed). Moderate: pollution and vandalism.
     Dr Alojzy Kowalczyk, ul. Moniuszki 4/B, 73-110 Stargard, tel. 73-44-40 Stargard, visited the cemetery on October 10, 1991 and completed survey on the 12th. Documentation: the Karta Cmentarza, 1990, Ploty.

PLOTZK: (Yiddish) see Plock

Pn

PNIEWY:     US Commission No. POCE000441
(Alternate name: Pinne in German) Pniewy is located in the Pornanskie region at 52º3116º16, 50 km from Poznania. The cemetery is located around 1.5 km S from the town at 22 Stizelecka Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 100, 3.6%. The Jewish cemetery was about 1.5 km away from the Conservative congregation. The isolated suburban crown of a hill has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by crossing through a forest, access is open to all. No gravestones are visible. The removed stones were used as the foundations of barracks. The municipality owns site used for agriculture. Properties adjacent are residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. It is visited rarely and without maintenance. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. Within the limits of the cemetery are a pre-burial house and the former cemetery guard's house. Very serious threat to the pre-burial house turned into a verandah. Vegetation is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Vandalism is also a very serious threat.
     Pwiewski Stascomi, Poznan, ul. Prybyszevoskiego ?, who visited the cemetery in 1990 and survey completed survey in August 1991. A 1940 German map was used. Karol Nowak, Puiewy, ul. Aneleckz 22, and Tadeusz Wisniewski, ul. Migdzychodzka were interviewed.

POBIEDZISKA:     US Commission No. POCE000436
(Alternate name: Pudewitz in German) Pobiedziska is located in the province of Poznaiskie at 52º2817º18, 28 km from Pozania. The cemetery is located at 22 Stycznia Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     1921 Jewish population was 24, 0.7%. Conservative and Progressive/Reform Jews used the cemetery, about 0.5 km away from the congregation. The isolated suburban area by water has no sign or marker. A broken masonry wall without gate surrounds it. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. 1-20 gravestones, some not in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1831. The tombstones are made of granite and are rough stones or boulders with inscriptions in Hebrew. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site. and is used for animal grazing. The cemetery is located opposite the church cloister. Compared to 1939, its boundaries enclose the same area. It was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. There are very serious security, weather erosion, pollution, and vandalism threats. Vegetation is a seasonal problem, preventing access.
     Pwiewski Stascomi, Poznan, ul. Prybyszevoskiego 97/4 completed survey in August 1991 and visited the cemetery in 1990. A 1940 German map was used.

PODDEBICE:     US Commission No. POCE000689
Poddebice is located in the Sieradz region at 51º53N 18º57E, about 37 km from Lodz. The cemetery is located on Lodzka Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18th or 19th century. 1921 Jewish population was 1,333, 42.3%. The landmarked Orthodox and Conservative Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Jewish burial in 1942. The suburban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The present size of the cemetery is about 1.5 hectares (the same as before W.W.II.) 1-20 gravestones, all in original location, date from 1934. Removed stones are located in a museum in Poddebice. The granite, limestone, and sandstone rough stones or boulders, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, or flat stones with carved relief decorations have Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are commercial. Organized Jewish group tours/pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, private Jewish and non-Jewish visitors, and local residents occasionally visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. Properties adjacent used for storage and waste dumping/agriculture are a very serious threat. There are also serious security, weather erosion, and pollution threats, and moderate threats from vandalism and vegetation.
     Adam Penkalla, Gagarina 9124, 26-600 Radom, who also visited the cemetery, completed survey in November 1992using private documentation.

PODGORZE: (former separate town now part of Cracow): see Krakow
PODGORZE (III & IV): also used cemetery at WIELICZKA
POGORZELA: used cemetery at Borek Wlkp

PODWILK:     US Commission No. POCE000754
Podwilk is located in the province of Nowy Secz at 49º34N 19º44E, 80 km from Krakow, and 20 km from Nowy Sogir. The cemetery is located 1.5 km S of the village center, on the slopes of Kuligowa Mountain. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
Regional: Wojewodzki Konserwator Zabytkow, Mgr. inz, Zygmunt Lewcruk, ul. Kilinokiego 68, 33-300 Nowy Sogir, tel. 238-38 wci 234. (see Bobowa)
     1921 Jewish population in Podwilk was 49. The last known Jewish burial was in the second half of the 19th century. Jablonka and Orawka (9 km and 5 km away) Jewish communities also used this landmarked cemetery. The isolated rural hillside has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The present size of the cemetery is about 0.4 hectares. 20-100 gravestones visible in the cemetery, all are in original location with 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 1880-20th century. The marble, granite, sandstone, and concrete finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decorations have Hebrew, Polish, German and Hungarian inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. It is used solely as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. There are serious security threats and slight vandalism threats. Weather erosion and vegetation are very serious threats. Vegetation is a constant problem, damaging stones. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Because of lack of care, young trees overgrow quickly.
     Piotr Antoniak, ul. Dobra 5 m 36, 05-800 Praszko visited the site on August 24, 1992 and completed the survey September 7, 1992. (see: Bobowa)
PODWILK: {10150}
     The Jewish Cemetery of Podwilk in the Orawa district: Podwilk is a small village near the Slovak border, 62 km S of Krakow. The cemetery served a group of towns west of Nowy Targ including Jablonka, Piekielnik, Zubryca, and Lipnica. Where Once We Walked lists the number of Jews between the wars as 49 in Podwilk, 42 in Jablonka, and 7 in Piekielnik. The original list was typewritten in Polish by a local Pole name Krzewniak dedicated to Jewish cemetery heritage. It was sent to descendents of the Szekely family of Jablonka in Sydney, Australia. Dots for missing bits and question marks for uncertain information and alternate names are as in the typewritten version. The cemetery is in fairly good condition now, with a new fence and grass trimmed, etc. Source: Gary Luke, feraltek@zeta.org.au fax +612-5683548. [August 1998]

PODZAMECZE:
A separate city created by the Jews of Lublin: see Lublin.

POGORZELA: See Borek-Wlkp
POKOJ:     US Commission No. 000530 In Opolskie. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]

POLAJEWO:     US Commission No. POCE000428
Polajewo is located in the Pila region at 52º48N 16º44E, 40 km from Poznan. The cemetery is located at 42 Wiuiary Street. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was at the beginning of 19th century. The unlandmarked Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in the first half of the 19th century. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II was 0.2 hectares; it is.16 ha now. No gravestones are visible. The municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery, and for industrial/commercial use. Properties adjacent are industrial and commercial. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose a smaller area and this is due to the gravel pit. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. It is being used as a gravel pit. There is also a serious security threat, and slight vegetation and weather erosion threats.
     Henryk Grecki, 70-539 Szcrecin, ul. Soltysia 3/13, tel. 377-41 completed survey on August 30, 1991. The site was not visited.

POLANIEC:     US Commission No. POCE000236
Polaniec is located in Tarnobrzeg, Poland at 50º26 21º17, 42km from Tarnobrzeg. The cemetery is located at ul. Partyzantow on the outskirts of town. Present population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 14th century. 1931 Jewish population (census) was 1500. The Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in 1647 with last known burial 1940. The isolated suburban flat land at the outskirts of town is reached by turning directly off a public road and open to all with no sign or marker, wall or gate. There are no gravestones, structures, or known mass graves. The cemetery was vandalized during and after World War II, and there is no maintenance. The approximate size of before WWII was 1.00 hectares and now it is 0.80 hectares. Seasonal flooding posed a problem. The municipality currently owns the cemetery property used for agriculture, but barren. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are now smaller than in 1939 because of flood control measures.
     Private visitors rarely visit. Vegetation, continued vandalism, and existing incompatible development pose moderate threats. Marek Florek of ul Chopina 12/2, tel. 26 completed survey on 22/10/1991. Documentation: Karta ewidencji cmentarza; Andrew Wojciechowski Polaniec studium historyczno-urbanistyczne; Lublin 1987, [Eng.: Polaniec Urban-Historical Study], which contains information about historical and urban development (1987) including Jewish community of that small town at the Vistula river bank. Marek Florek visited the site for this survey on 21/10/1991.
     A. (Andrew) Wojciechowski romvoy@sprint.ca wrote that anyone can contact him with questions about Polaniec. His book written originally in Polish has not been translated into English. He thinks it would become a great source for Jewish researchers if someone would be interested in publishing it. In Polaniec in 1987, the former one-story 19th century stone Jewish cheder was now a small cardboard box factory (altered in 20th century). Until 1943, there was a c. 1785 shingled, wooden synagogue standing on Mielecka Street. Andrew Wojciechowski is translator and genealogist.

POLANOW:     US Commission No. POCE00336
(Alternate name: Pollnow in German) Polanow is located in the Koszalin region at 54º07N 16º41E, 35 km from Koszalin. The cemetery is located on Portyzancha Street. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The unlandmarked Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established at the beginning of 19th century. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II was 0.07 hectares; it is the same size now. No gravestones are visible. Municipality owns site used as an unused Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Frequently, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. There is a slight vegetation threat.
     Henryk Grecki, 70-539 Szcrecin, ul. Soltysia 3/13, tel. 377-41 completed survey on August 13, 1991. J. Piotrowska and H. Kowalska visited the site on July 10, 1990.

POLCZYN ZDROJ:     US Commission No. POCE000326
(Alternate name: Bad Polzin) Polczyn Zdroj is located in the Koszalin region at 53º46N 16º05E, 35 km from Szczecinek. The cemetery is located in N part of town. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
Town: Polczyn Zdroj is Urzad Miasta Polczyn Zdroj.
Local: mgr. inz. arch. Andrzej Fijalkowski, Wojewodzki Konserwator Zabytkow, 75-950 Koszalin ul. Lampego 34, tel. 28-322.
Regional: Panstwowa Sluiba Ochrony Zabytkow, oddriar w Kaszalime, mgr. Grozyna Salamon tel. 28-3.
     The unlandmarked Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II and after was 0.3 hectares. 1 to 20 finely smoothed and inscribed stones gravestones, not all in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. A regional/national government agency owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Local residents rarely visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. No threats listed.
     Henryk Grecki, 70-539 Szcrecin, ul. Soltysia 3/13, tel. 377-41 completed the survey on August 30, 1991. Site not visited.

POLLNOW: (German) see Polanow
POLNISCH WARTENBERG: see Sycow

Poniatowa: Mass graves exist.: "... died or murdered 22,000 prisoners of war and were buried in 32 mass graves in the outskirts of the camp." [November 2003] http://www.zchor.org/poniatowa/poniatowa.htm

PONIEC: See Krobia

POPOKIN:
There was an old Jewish cemetery in the main part of the town square, but no one remembers where. The newer Jewish cemetery was at the end of Synagogue Street, but the Nazis used the headstones in a swimming pool. It is now hard to find. Source: Al Kramer 410-273-7924.

POPOWO KOSCIELNE: parish SOMIANKA:     US Commission No. POCE00042
Popowo Koscielne is located in the Ostroleckie region at 52º33 21º15, 22 km from Wyszkow, 10 km from Serock, 21 km from Pultusk, and 52 km from Warszawa. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.

     The Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The rural hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II was 0.5 hectares; it is the same size now. 1 to 20 gravestones, all in original location and less than 25% of toppled or broken, date from the 19th- 20th centuries. The granite and sandstone from rough stones/boulders, flat shaped finely smoothed and inscribed stones have Hebrew inscriptions and Yiddish. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose the same area. Occasionally, private Jewish and non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. Vandalism was a serious threat (destroyed during W.W.II.) Weather erosion is a moderate threat. Vegetation is a seasonal problem preventing access.
     Wojciech Henrykowski, 06-200 Makow Maz, ul. Spoldzielcza 20 completed survey. Documentation: collection of Panstwowa Sluzba Ochrony Zabytkow w Ostrolcie, Burchard Pamiathi i Zabythi Kultuny Zyolowkiej w Polsce, Warszawa 1990. Site was not visited.

PORISOV: (Yiddish) see Parysow
POSEN: (German) see Poznan and Poznan-Milostowo
POSWIETNE: used Myszyniec

POZNAN I:     US Commission No. POCE000457
Poznan, capital of the woiwodship, is located at 52º25 16º58, 303 km from Warszawa. The Jewish cemetery is located on N(?)ogowska Street, Targi Pornaskie. Present town population is over 100,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest know Jewish community in Poznan was 14th century. 1921 Jewish population was 2,088 (1.2%); in 1939 it was 1,500. The Conservative and Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in 1804. 0.5 km away from the congregation, the urban flat land; separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. A broken fence surrounds it with one part of the fence left on the Smadeckich Street side. Reached by crossing the Poznan International Fair area, no gravestones are visible. Several dozen tombstones and fragments from the cemetery were transported to the Museum of Martyrology in Zabikowo. The cemetery is currently owned by the Poznan International Fair and used as a fair area. Properties adjacent are commercial, industrial and residential. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are the Fair Halls. Security is a very serious threat. Pwiewski Stascomi, Poznan, ul. Prybyszevoskiego 41/4? visited in 1990 with Zygmunt Kalinowski, ul Giogowska 28, Poznan. He completed survey was in August 1991.
POZNAN II (MILOSTOWO):     US Commission No. POCE000464
     The Conservative and Progressive/ Reform Jewish cemetery is located in the town cemetery on Warszawska Street. The suburban flat land; part of a municipal cemetery, has a sign or plaque in Polish mentioning Jews and the Holocaust. Reached by crossing the town cemetery, a continuous masonry wall surrounds it. 1 to 20 flat shaped stones with Polish inscriptions date from 1935. The cemetery has a special memorial monument for Holocaust victims and a marked mass grave. The municipality owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are other sections of the town cemetery. Board of the town cemetery clear the vegetation. Slight weather erosion threat. Pwiewski Stascomi, Poznan, ul. Prybyszevoskiego? visited the cemetery in 1990 with Zygmunt Kalinowski, ul Giogowska 28, Poznan. He completed survey in August 1991.
     Death records for Posen (aka Posnan) from 1831-35. See http://members.aol.com/rechtman/posen.html. In 1993, the existing 18th century gravestones finally were placed in correct location. There are two post-war single graves and graves from other locations were moved there from where Jews were shot and buried. The monument is in the form of a menorah composed of over 100 stones of granite. [Source? Date?]
     BOOK: Author: Lewin, Isaac, collector. Title: Lewin collection, [ca. 1200]-1942, [ca. 1700]-1942 (bulk) Description: ca. 22.5 linear ft. Notes: Contains variety of records of Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe especially in Posen, Silesia and other German-speaking areas, including pinkasim (record books) of communities and societies, memorial books with lists of deaths, ...Posen (Poznan, Poland), 1535-1538 (copies), 18th century, n.d.; Mecklenburg province, 1760-ca. ... Location: Yeshiva University. Special Collections. Rare Books and Manuscripts, New York, NY. Control No.: NYYH88-A76 [December 2000]
     BOOK: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 77

PRASZKA:     US Commission No. POCE000165
Praszka (52º03 18º28) is located 57 km from Czestochowa in Czestochowa region Present population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery is located at Kosciuszki St. 1921 Jewish population was 1663, 37.1%. The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no fence, gate, or wall. The size of the cemetery before World War II is unknown. Its current size is about 1.5 hectares. 100-500 gravestones, none in original positions with more than 75% broken or toppled, date from the beginning of 19th-20th centuries. The sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, or flat stones with carved relief have Hebrew and in German inscriptions. There are no known mass graves. Municipality owns property used only as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. Frequently, local residents visit. It was vandalized frequently. There was maintenance performed on the cemetery but no current care. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem that prevents access. Security and vandalism are the two greatest threats. The tombstones have all been removed from their original positions and placed together but local residents constantly damage them. Jan Pawel Woronczak, Sandomierska St. 21 m.1, 02-567 Warsaw, Tel: 49-54-62 completed this survey on 10/11/1991. He visited site in 1986.
     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. 77

PREMISHLA: see PRZEMYL
PREMISLE: see PRZEMYL

PRENZLAU:
Leo Baeck Institute cemetery list was donated by H. Jacobson in 1969 identified: Finding Aids: 39-page inventory; Period covered (or date of publication): 1660-1958; Size of the collection: 18 feet 37 reels. Location at Leo Baeck Institute, NY: Jacob Jacobson collection; Storage-Location: V 8/1-8, second floor left microfilm cabinet Accession Number(s): AR 7002, MF 134(2), MF 447, 1-37.

PREUSSISCH FRIEDLAND: (German) see Debrzno
PREZHEMISEL: see PRZEMYL
PRIEMHAUSEN: (German) see Stargard Szczecinski

PROIBUTY:     US Commission No. POCE000766
(Alternate name: Riesenburg in German) Proibuty is located in region Elblyskie at 53º4619º13, 75 km SE of Gdansk. The Jewish cemetery is located on Jagietty Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1817. 1938 Jewish population was 28. Effecting the Jewish community was Judenedikt of 1812. The Orthodox and Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established around 1812. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker, no wall, gate, or fence. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The 0.2 hectares size of the cemetery before W.W.II is unchanged. No gravestones are visible and no known mass graves. The municipality currently owns site used for recreation and industrial/commercial purposes. Properties adjacent are residential. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. Garages were built in the cemetery area.
     Wiktor Knercer, 10-685 Olsztyn, ul. Bowcza 33/16, tel. 33-86-07 visited the site in June or July 1992 and completed survey in September 1992. Documentation: Mapa w Skali 1:25000 2 l. 1910-1920, Deutches Staedtebuch Erich Renser.

PROSZOWICE: AS 175
Proszowice is located in the Krakow region at 50º12N 20º17E, 22 km NE of Cracow. The Jewish cemetery is located on Krakowska Street, approximately 1.5 km from the city center, at Proszowice-Krakow road. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was about 1500. 1921 Jewish population was about 1,307 people. The landmarked Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Jewish burial probably 1941. The isolated suburban flat land has a sign/plaque in Polish mentioning the Jews. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission with a continuous fence and locking gate. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II was approximately 0.36 hectares; it is 0.3385 hectares now. 1-20 gravestones, none in original location and less than 25% toppled or broken, date from the 18th- 20th centuries. The marble and sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decorations have Hebrew inscriptions. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. A private individual owns site used as a Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose a smaller area due to agriculture and fence. A strip of land now divides it from the road (previously contained a pre-burial house, etc.). Private Jewish and non-Jewish visitors rarely visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. In 1989, local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals abroad re-erected tombstones and partially restored site with wall and gate fixed/constructed. Max Just, a Jewish survivor from Germany, pays regularly for occasional clearing or cleaning. There is a weather erosion threat; vegetation is a seasonal problem preventing access.
     Malgorzta Radolowicz of 37 Florianska Street, apt 3, Krakow completed this survey on July 24, 1995 and visited site. The individuals interviewed for this survey were (1) Ms. Halina Zlocka, City Council, on 7/24/95; (2) miscellaneous local residents on 7/24/95; and (3) Tadeusz Jakubowicz on 8/18/95. A land survey chart at the Local Community Council was also consulted.

PRUDNIK: also used cemetery at Biala. US Commission No. 000531
In Opolskie. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]

PRUSZKOW:
Pruszkow is located in Mazowieckie voiwodship at 2048E 5120N, 17 km from Warsaw. Present town population is 53,000. The cemetery is located at the outskirts of the city, at the corner of Lipowa street and Bazaltowa street, 2 km away from the railway station in Pruszkow. Access to this area is closed by an old brick wall with a locking gate. A pre-burial house is now in course of renovation, sponsored by the city authorities. Approximately 50 - 60 gravestones with Hebrew and Polish inscriptions, all kept in quite good condition are hidden in bushes and trees. Some gravestones commemorate victims of the WW II. Properties adjacent are residential. Krzysztof Bielawski biuro@wikel.pl from Warsaw completed this survey on September 20, 2005. He visited the cemetery on September 11, 2005. [September 2005]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/pruszkow.html [January 2006]

PRYZROW (near Czestochowa): UPDATE: Nothing remains--no stones or visible trace of the cemetery. It is possible that we simply were looking in the wrong place, but we did look where residents said the cemetery "was." Source: Daniel Kazez on JewishGen Digest. [May 2002]

PRZASNYSZ:     US Commission No. POCE00043
Przasnysz is located in the region of Ostroleckie at 53º02 20º53, 23 km from Makow Mazowiecki, 25 km from Ciechanow, 32 km from Mlawa, 27 km from Chorzele, and 109 km from Warszawa. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1931 Jewish population was 2,207. The Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century. The last known Jewish burial was 1939-1940. The isolated suburban hillside by water has a sign/plaque in Polish and Hebrew mentioning Jews. No wall, fence, or gate surround. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II was approximately 1.5 hectares; it is 1.2 hectares now. 20 to 100 gravestones, none in original location and less than 25% toppled or broken, date from second half of the 19th century- 20th century. The granite and sandstone rough stones or boulders, flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, or flat stones with carved relief decorations have Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims, but no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for recreation and industrial or commercial purposes. Properties adjacent are industrial/commercial, agricultural, and residential. Compared to 1939, the cemetery boundaries enclose a smaller area due to commercial/industrial development. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, private Jewish and non-Jewish visitors, or local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II, but not in the last ten years. In 1986, Towarzystwo Przyjaciol Ziemi Przasnyskiej did re-erected and cleaned stones, patched broken stones, and cleared vegetation. Government pays for occasional clearing or cleaning. There are no structures. Vandalism was the only threat, but it was destroyed during WWII.
     Wojciech Henrykowski, 06-200 Makow Maz, ul. Spoldzielcza 20 visited the site on August 20, 1991 and completed survey August 25, 1991. Photographic documentation of the tombstones was used (Panstwowa Sluzba Ochrony Zabytkow Ostroieka.
     The cemetery was completely decimated by the Germans during WWII. All tombstones were removed and used as paving blocks. However, the Przasnysz Friendship Society, a group of local Polish citizens, at their own expense, erected a large memorial consisting of two large tablets on the site of the former Jewish cemetery. One tablet is inscribed in Hebrew, while the other is inscribed in Polish. The identical message reads "In Memory of Those Who Lived Among Us". Mortared to the lower section of these large tablets are reclaimed tombstones. About twenty other reclaimed tombstones are situated around the monument. This 700 square foot plot is carefully maintained by the Przasnysz Friendship Society. Source: Leonard Markowitz; priluki@voicenet.com [date?]

PRZEDBORZ:     US Commission No. POCE000035
Przedborz is located in Piotrkow at 51º05 19º53, 33 km. from Radomsko, 48 km. from Piotrkow. The cemetery is located at Ogrodowa Str. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1594. The Orthodox Jewish population was 3749 (in 1921), 63.7%. The isolated suburban site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall or fence or gate surrounds the cemetery. 100-500 stones date from 1709-20th century. The sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. The municipality owns site. The cemetery boundaries have not changed since 1939. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance.
     Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska 21m.1; 02-567 Warszawa, tel. 49-54-62 completed survey on 6 Sep 1991. The site was not visited. No interviews.
     Jeff Donsky, Toronto, Canada; sargo@pssnet.com visited here and has photographs. [date?]
      http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa (Shtetlink) [November 2002]

PRZEDECZ:     US Commission No. POCE00697
Przedecz is located in Konin voiev., about 10 km from Klodawa. The Jewish cemetery is located on Rybacka Street. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 14th Century. 1938/39 Jewish population was 1000, 22.3%. The last known Orthodox Jewish burial was 1939. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. No wall, gate, or fence surround (A wooden fence existed before the war.). Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The size of the cemetery before W.W.II was around 0.5 hectares; it is the same size now. No tombstones are visible. Some removed tombstones are in a museum/conservation laboratory (5 pieces); and some are in the garden by the Municipality Office (3 pieces of 20th century sandstone finely smoothed and Hebrew inscribed stones.) Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The municipality owns site used for recreation, a forest planted from 1960-1965. Properties adjacent are residential. There is a house at the synagogue's site [pre-burial house?]. Private Jewish visitors and local residents occasionally visit. The cemetery was vandalized during W.W.II. No maintenance. There are slight security, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, incompatible nearby development, and vandalism threats.
     Lucja Pawlicka-Nowak, 62510 Vonin, ul ????? 15/76, tel. 434356, (see Konin) visited the site on September 10, 1992 and completed survey on September 10. Literature and interviews were used. Jan Stelmasiak of Przedecz was interviewed on September 10, 1992 at the cemetery site.
     Update: Descendants of one of the families erected a memorial stone. According to the Przedecz Memorial Book, the last burial was in 1940. Source: Rabbi Simon.

PRZEMYSL:
The "old" one (on Szaszkiewicza street), and the "new" one (on Juliusza Slowackiego Street).
PRZEMYSL (I):     US Commission No. POCE000157
Przemysl in Przemysl Province, 49º48N 22º47E, 86 km from Rzeszow. The old cemetery is located on Szaszkiewicza Str. The population is 25000-100000 with no Jews.
     Earliest Jewish community was 1537. 1921 Jewish population (census) was 18,360. Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in 1568. The isolated urban flat land is reached by turning off public road. Access is open to all with no wall, fence or gate. No stones are visible and no known mass grave. The cemetery site is for industrial or commercial use. Adjacent properties are residential. There is no maintenance, structures, or threats.
     Jan Pawel Woronczak, Sandomierak Str. 21 m. 1 02-567 Warszawa, tel. 49-54-62 completed survey on December 30, 1991 after visiting the site. Additional documentation: A. Fenerak, Zarys dziejow cmentary Przmyskich, Premysl, 1981.
PRZEMYSL (II) US Commission No. POCE000158
     This new cemetery is on Stowackiego Str. near the municipal cemetery. Landmarked Orthodox Jewish cemetery (new) was established in second half of 19th century (before 1895). Last known Jewish burial was some time after World War II. The suburban hillside, separate but near the municipal cemetery, is on Slowackiego Str. Reached by turning directly off the public road, access is open to all with a broken masonry wall and locking gate. The site before WWII and now is about 5.01 ha. 500-5000 stones are visible, most in original location, but some moved. The marble, sandstone and slate flat shaped, finely smoothed and inscribed, flat with carved relief decorations, or multi-stone monuments date from the 20th century. Some graves have metal fences around them. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, Polish and German. The cemetery contains a special memorial to Holocaust victims but no structures. The municipality owns site used only as Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and a municipal cemetery. Occasional private persons stop. The site was vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years. Vegetation is a constant problem disturbing stones; maintenance involves the partial clearing of vegetation. Weather erosion has contributed to the poor quality of the tombstones. Massive overgrowth makes access to many parts of the cemetery impossible.
     Jan Pawel Woronczak, Sandomienski Str. 21 m 1. 02-567 Warszawa tel. 49-54-62 completed survey 30 December 1991. Site was visited in August 1990.
     Miriam Weiner reports cemeteries are: 1. ul Slowackiego: founded 1822; 1,000 remaining tombstones and Holocaust memorial.
2. ul. Rakoczego: nothing left; vegetable garden.
     Alternate names: Peremyshl, Premishla, Premisle, Prezhemisel, Pshemishel, Pshemishl, Pshemysl. http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/przemysl/przemysl.htm [October 2000]
     First Przemysler Sick Benefit Society (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1906-1965. Description: 3.9 linear ft. Notes: Landsmanshaft founded in 1889 by Jewish immigrants from Przemyâsl, Poland...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-A813
     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. 77
"The newer cemetery had some gravestones standing, but no trace was found of the old cemetery." Source: Cohen, Chester G. "Jewish Cemeteries in Southern Poland" from `An Epilogue' in Shtetl Finder. 1980.
      UPDATE: "There are readable stones...several cemeteries. My memory is a bit dim but at least one old cemetery was destroyed. What exists today, is a newer cemetery. The stones with surnames were from the liberal Jewish community and the post-war deaths. When I was there in 1986, the cemetery was still serving the handful of Jews left in the community. ... undergrowth, thorny plants covering everything; ... getting photos in dark forests will be daunting." Source: Suzan Wynne srwynne@erols.com on 15 Jun 2002 JewishGen Digest. [June 2002]
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/cemet/przem.htm has photo. http://www.polishjews.org/photos/przemysl.htm has synagogue photo. [August 2005]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/przemysl.html [January 2006]

PRZEROSL: AS 176
Przerosl is in region Suwalskie, 54º14N 22º39E, 30 km from Suwalki. The cemetery is at S edge of village, by road to Zusno. Present population is under 1000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was second half of the 18th century, the cemetery in late 18th c. 1927 Jewish population census was 180. Landmark: Nr rej.zabytkow regionsuwalskiego-675-, decyzja Kl.WKZ 534/675/d/89 z 26 August 1989. The isolated rural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning off the public road to Zusno, access is open to all with a broken masonry wall. The cemetery before WWII and now is 0.6ha. 20-100 sandstone or granite rough or finely smoothed and inscribed in Hebrew stones, 1 to 20 in original locations and less than 25% toppled or broken, date from the 20th century. No known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used only as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are the road, agriculture and housing. Private individuals visit rarely. The site was vandalized during World War II. No current care. Vegetation is a moderate threat.
     dr. Janusz Mackiewicz, 16-400 Suwalki ul.1 Maja 27a/47, tel. d.663756, tel. sl.663741, 24 completed survey September 1994.
     UPDATE: http://www.przerosl.com/ has photos and information about the cemetery. [August 2005]

PRZEWORSK:     US Commission No. POCE000156
Przeworsk is in Przemysl province at 50º03N 22º29E, 47 km from Przemysl and 37 km from Rzeszow. Present population is 5000-25000 with no Jews.
     Earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1921 census listed 1457 Orthodox Jews. The unlandmarked isolated urban flat land is open to all and reached by turning off the public road. Before World War II, the size of the cemetery was 0.48 ha. No stones are visible. The municipality owns site, now a bus station. Adjacent properties are residential. Frequently, local residents use bus station. There is no care or threats.
     Jan Pawel Woronczak, Sordomierska Str. 21 m 1 02-567 Warszawa; tel. 49-54-62 completed survey by on December 31, 1991 after a visit in 1990.
      http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolbuszowa (Shtetlink) [November 2002]

PRZYROW: AS 177
Przyrow in Czestochowa Province at 50º48N 19º31E, 40 km from Czestochowa. Cemetery is on on Cmenterna Str. Population is 1000-5000 with 10-100 Jewish.
     The Jewish community dates from 1765. 1921 Orthodox Jewish population was 802. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker, no wall or gate. The site can be reached by turning directly off a public road; access is open to all. No gravestones are visible. No known mass graves. The municipality owns site not in use. It is the same size as in 1939. Adjacent areas are residential. Occasionally, local residents visit. The cemetery, vandalized during World War II, is not cared for today. There are no structures or threats.
     Jan Pawel Woronczak, Sandomierska Str. 21 m. 1 02-567 Warszawa, tel. 49-54-62 completed survey December 30, 1991 after a visit in 1986.

PRZYSUCHA:     US Commission No. POCE00083
Alternate name: Psischa or Parshischa in Yiddish. Przysucha is located in Radomskie province at 51º22N 20º38E, 36 km from Radom, 116 km from Todz. The cemetery is on Wiejska St. Present town population is 1000-5000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known community was 1713 or 1745. 1921 Jewish population by census was 2153 (66.5%). Living here were Symdie Bunen and Jakub Icchak. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1942. Landmark: Wojewodski Konservator Sabytkow w. Radomin /v.11/. The isolated urban flat land has a sign in Hebrew mentioning Jews and famous individuals buried in cemetery, inscriptions in Hebrew on the gate or wall and preburial house, and Star of David on the gate or wall. It. Reached by turning directly off the road, a continuous masonry wall with locking gate entirely closes the cemetery. The cemetery before WWII and now is about 1.30 hectare. 20-100 gravestones, 1-20 in the original locations with 25-50% broken or toppled, date from 1771-20th century. Many were incorporated into the police station. The limestone or sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed or flat with carved relief decoration have Hebrew inscriptions. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. No known mass graves. Municipality owns site used only as a Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Frequently, many groups and individuals visit. The site was vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years. Jewish groups from the USA re-erected stones, clearedvegetation, fixed wall and gate in 1988-89. The Jewish Congregation of Warszawa pays the regular caretaker. There is more than one ohel in the cemetery. Weather erosion is a mild threat.
     Adam Penkalla, deceased, completed survey August 11, 1991 and visited site. He may have more information from his own documentation.
     ulica Wiejska. A few tombstones. The oldest 1771. Ohels of Tzaddiks: Jakub called the Saint Jew (died 1813), Symche Bunem (died 1823) and those of their offspring. [Source?]
     (Yiddish: Pshiskhe) Source: Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel A Guide to East-Central Europe. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992. p. 60-61
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/synag/przysu.htm has synagogue sketch. [August 2005]

PRZYTYK:     US Commission No. POCE000084
Przytyk is in Radomskie province at 51º38N 20º57E, 17 km from Radom. Present population is 1000-5000 with no Jews. The cemetery is not far from main road to Radom.
     The Jewish community and Orthdox and Conservative cemetery were established about 1676. 1921 Jewish population was 1205 (89.5%). A significant event was "Przytyk Pogrom". The last known Jewish burial was in 1942. Landmark: regional monument through region Konserwa tor Zabytkow w Radomni /V.11/. The isolated wooded flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning off the public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. Before WWII the size was 1.0 ha and now is.5 ha. 1-20 sandstone flat shaped, finely smoothed and inscribed stone, flat stones with carved relief decoration, or double tombstones, in original locations and less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1770-20th century. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. Inscriptions are in Hebrew and/or Yiddish. No known mass graves or structures. A national government site now owns site used for grazing land and playground. The size of the site has been reduced as a result of agriculture. Occasionally, private Jewish visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized during WorldWar II, but not in the last ten years. No maintenance. Vandalism is a very serious threat. Moderate threats include uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vegetation disturbing stones, incompatible development but most seriously, vandalism. The cemetery was vandalized frequently, according to local residents, but records of the incidents were not kept.
     Adam Penkalla, deceased, completed survey 12 August, 1991 after a site visit. Documentation: A. Penkalla, "Cmentarz zydowski w Przytyk, Biuletyn Zydow skiego Histytntn Historyycznego w Poisce", 1-2 (1984), 175-182.

PSHEMISHEL: see PRZEMYL
PSHEMISHL: see PRZEMYL
PSHEMYSL: see PRZEMYL
PSISCHA: (Yiddish) Przysucha

PSZCZEW:     US Commission No. POCE00342
Alternate name: Betsche in German. Pszczew is in Gorzow WLKP at 52º29N 15º47E, 14 km from Miedzyrzecz. The cemetery is located 500 meters out of the town by road to Tczciel. Present population is 1000-5000 with no Jews.
     1921 census reported 28 Jews. The Progressive-Reform cemetery was established in the second half of the 18th century. Kowyn, about 10 km away, also used the isolated rural flat land. Access is open to all by turning directly off the public road. The size before and after WWII is.13 ha. 1-20 stones, none in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1810 (5570)-19th century. The sandstone, flat, with carved relief decoration have German insciptions. The municipality owns property used as Jewish cemetery. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Rarely, local residents visit. The site was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance. Erosion and vandalism are moderate threats. Vegetation is a slight threat.
     Henryk Grecki, 70-534 Szcrecin, ul. Soltysia 3/13, tel. 377-41 completed survey August 14, 1991 without a site visit.

     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/pszczew.htm [May 2006]
PSZCZYNA:     US Commission No. 000557
In Katowickie, Poland. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/pszczyna.html [January 2006]

PSZCZYNY: also used cemetery at Mikolow (according to Miolow info.)

PUCK: also see WEJHEROWO PUCK:     US Commission No. POCE000012
Alternate name: Putzig (German). Puck is located in Gdansk at 54º43 18º25, 25km from Wejherowa. Present population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews. The cemetery is located at 1 Maja Street.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1816. 1931 Jewish population (census) was 218 (including Jewish residents of Wejherowo). Effecting the Jewish Community was the ban on permanent settlement in 1309; the lifting of that ban in 1808; 1816 Jewish residents first numerical records of their existence and house of prayer built; 1857 statute of the community confirmed; and 1933 when Jews began to emigrate. The Orthodox cemetery was established in the first quarter of the 19th century. Listed: town's master plan. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall or gate. The current size of the cemetery is 0.18 hectares. The pre-war size is unknown. No gravestones are visible. Municipality owns site used for recreation. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery is visited rarely. It was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance.
     Dr. Hanna Domanska, ul. Wladyslawa IV 34/3, 81-742 Sopot, tel: 51-04-22 completed survey on 22/07/1991. The card of the cemetery and H. Domanska's text, The Tree of Stone Tears; The Jewish Communities of the Gdansk Vovoidship; Their History and Culture. (Gdansk, 1991) were used as documentation.

PUDEWITZ: (German) see Pobiedziska

PUKAWAY:
cemetery list available; contact Yale Reisner reisner@plearn.edu.pl

PULAWY: (I) US Commission No. POCE000184
(Pilev in Yidish) Pulawy is in Lublin Province at 51º25N 21º58E, 47 km from Lublin, 125 km from Warszawa. The (old) cemetery is in the S part of town, 3 km from the center at Kilinskiego St. Present population is 25000-100000 with no Jews.
The community wase established in the 17th century and the Orthodox cemetery in the 18th century. Elijah Lerman (1875-1884) lived there. The isolated suburban flat land with no sign or marker is reached by turning off a public road. Access is open to all [sic] with continuous fence and locking gate. Before WWII, the size of the cemetry was.5 ha. No tombstones are visible. Two removed stones are in the new cemetery in Kazimierz Dolny: sandstone 19th c. flat stones with carved relief decoration and Hebrew inscriptions. The oldest known gravestone dates from 1879. The municipality owns property now industrial with adajcent residences. Compared to 1939, the property is smaller because of housing development. The unvisited cemetery has no maintenance. It was vandalized during World War II. A serious threat is security; incompatible development is very serious. The area a timber industry cooperative with its original function as a cemetery in oblivion.
     Pawel Sygowski, ul. Kalmionowska 64/59, 20-201 Lublin tel. 77-20-78 completed survey December 1991 after visiting in March 1990.
PULAWY (II):     US Commission No. POCE000185. See Pulawy I.
     The earliest known Jewish community in the village as 1820. Elijah Lerman, 1875-1884, and Chaim Israel Morgenstern (1880-1906) lived here. The latter is buried in the cemetery. The cemetery was begun in 1885 with last known Orthodox Jewish burial in 1942. The isolated urban hillside is reached by turning directly off the public road. Access is available with permission. A continuous fence with locking gate surrounds. At one time there was an ohel.
Before WWII, approximate size was 1 ha. No stones are visible; some were incorporated into roads and the gelatin factory, perhaps, also at butchery and Municipal Enterprise for Communal Administration. Tombstones date from in the 19th-20th centuries. The municipality owns site used for industry. Adjacent is more industry and a war cemetery. The site, vandalized during WW II, is not visited.
     Survey was completed by Pawel Sygowska, ul. Kalmionowska 64/59, 20-201 Lublin, December 1991. He visited in October 1991. Some data comes from interview.

PULTUSK:     US Commission No. POCE000379
Alternate name: Ostenburg (German). Pultusk is located in Ciechanow at 52º4321º06, 19km from Makow Maz and 60 km from Warsaw. The cemetery is located at Kolejowa St.. Present population is 25,000-100,000 with no Jews
     The earliest known Jewish community in town was 1486. 1931 Jewish population (census) was 6400. Living here were Rabbi Joszua Trunk, Rabbi Jesroel Ber Lowental, and Rabbi Chenoch Zundel Gradzinski. The last known Jewish burial in the Orthodox, Sephardic Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive/Reform cemetery was 1939. The suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. A continuous fence with locking gate surrounds the cemetery. The size of cemetery before WWII and now is 1.00 hectares. No gravestones are visible. Twenty tombstones are in Museum Putlusk; one tombstone is at Stoneczna St 40; five tombstones are in Archiwum in Pultusk. The removed sandstone tombstones have Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. A regional or national governmenal agency owns property used for industrial or commercial use. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, but not within the last ten years. No maintenance. There are no traces of the cemetery left. During the 1960's, a "POLAM" enterprise was built within the limits of the cemetery. Wojcieck Henrykowski, ul. Spoldzielcza 20, 06-200 Makow Mazowiecki completed survey and visited site on 05/10/1991. Henykowska and the Muzeum Pultusk were interviewed on 5/10/1991.
     UPDATE: I have recently been informed that twenty tombstones are in Pultusk Museum; one tombstone is in the estate at Stoneczna 40 St.; five tombstones are in Archiwum in Pultusk. No headstones left at the site of the cemetery. I will attempt to gain permission to have the headstones located at the museum and the headstones located at the two additional sites in Pultusk photographed by whatever means I can arrange. Stewart Bernstein, Moderator-Pultusk Area Interest Group. SBernst579@aol.com [9 Dec 2000]

PUNSK: AS 178
Punsk is in Sulwalskie region at 54º14 23º10, 30 km from Suwalki. Cemetery: about 500 meters W of the market square. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community dates from the second half of the 18th century with a 1799 Jewish population of 60. 1927 Jewish population was 300. The cemetery was established around 1800. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. Landmarked: as a landmark or monument: Nr. Rej. Zabytkow region Sulwalskiego-A-884, decyzja WKZ: 534/884/d/91 on Nov. 25, 1991. The isolated suburban hillside and crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. The cemetery has a broken masonry wall without gate. The cemetery is 0.73 ha as before WWII. 1-20 granite or sandstone tombstones are rough stones/boulders or finely smoothed and inscribed stones inscribed with Hebrew with less than 25% toppled or broken date from the 20th century. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used as a Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent property is used for commercial/industrial, agricultural, and residential purposes. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. It was vandalized during World War II. Authorities occasionally clear or clean. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation is a moderate threat and seasonal problem preventing access. Weather erosion is a slight threat.
     dr. Janusz Machiewicz, 16-400 Suwalki, ul. 1 Maja 27a/47, tel. d.6663756, tel. Sl. 663741 completed survey on September 22, 1994. The site was not visited.
    UPDATE: Simon Schama Landscape and Memory (Fontana Press. 1995) describes Punsk cemetery as overgrown. [April 2002]

PUTZIG: See Puck

PYSKOWICE:     US Commission No. 000558
In Katowickie. The US Commission is not finished rechecking this file. [2000]
     UPDATE: Cemetery photos at http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/pyskowice.html [January 2006]

PYZDRY:     US Commission No. POCE000706
Pyzdry is in Konin voivodship at 52º10 17º41, 50 km. from Konin. Cemetery: westward off the road Pyzdry-Kalisz. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     1939 Jewish population was 960 out of 5,100 total. Community was Orthodox and Progressive/Reform. Living here were the families of Rosental, Jasinski, and Rosenkopfe. The last Jewish burial was 1930/1. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. 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, gate, or fence. The cemetery size was 1.3 ha before WWII and 1.0 now. 1-20 stones exist; none in original location. OR 100-500 stones are not in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken. 5 small pieces are in the Regional Museum at Pyzdry. Others are in a fuel storehouse at the foot of the Cloister Hill. The 19th century granite or sandstone rough stones/boulders inscribed stones have Hebrew inscriptions. The municipality owns the property used as a forest (since 1950.) Adjacent property is agricultural and residential. The property is probably smaller than before WWII because of the planting of a forest. Rarely, local residents visit and private visitors. It was vandalized during World War II. No care or structures. Weather erosion and security (uncontrolled access) are a moderate threat.
     Lucja Pawlicka-Nowak, 62-510 Konin, ul. 11 Listopada 15/76, tel. 43 43 56 completed survey on August 27, 1992 using interviews, research, and literature. He visited on August 26, 1992. Interviewed were local elderly inhabitants and the director of the Regional Museum at Pyzdry, ul. Kaliska 25a.

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