International Association of Jewish
Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
BELGIUM
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
Jewish Genealogical Society of Belgium
Daniel Dratwa, President
74 Avenue Stalingrad, B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgique
Telephone: 32-2-512.19.63, FAX: 32-2-513.48.59
E-mail: d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org
Web: http://www.mjb-jmb.org
http://www.jewishgen.org/french
is French Special Interest Group of JewishGen for research of French speaking
countries of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Suisse Romande.
Consistoire Central Israelite de Belgique
Pres.: Professor A. Georges Schnek.
Rabbi Albert Guigui
Sec: Monsieur Michel Laub, 2 rue Joseph Dupont, 1000.
Tel: 512-21-90. Fax 512-35-78
E-mail: ccib@amyisrael.co.il
Jewish Museum of Belgium
Daniel Dratwa, Curator of the Jewish Museum of Belgium
74, Avenue Stalingrad
Brussels 1000
Tel.: +32 (0)2 5121963, Fax : +32(0)25134859
Shoah Transport and Resistance Museum of Belgium:
http://www.cicb.be/
Museum van DEPORTATIE EN VERZET - PRO MUSEO JUDAICO V.Z.W.
Goswin de Stassartstraat 153, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
E-Mail: infos@cicb.be
Jewish community information:
http://www.haruth.com/JewsBelgium.html [October 2000]
http://www.kosherdelight.com/BelgiumCommunity.htm [August 2003]
THE CEMETERIES
MILITARY BURIALS REFERENCE:
Source: Jonathan L. Eisenberg, Minnetonka, Minnesota; eisjon@email.briggs.com or c/o SEisenbrg@aol.com:
(The book seems to have one cemetery in the wrong country.) The
Australian Jewish Historical Society-Victoria Inc. has records of
Jewish soldiers buried in Australian and overseas cemeteries maintained
by the Australian War Graves Commission. Further information may be
obtained from the Honorary Secretary, Mrs. Beverley Davis, P.O. Box
255, Camberwell, Victoria 3124. Headstones with Stars of David at
gravesites are maintained abroad by The American Battle Monuments Commission (Source: Commission sheet entitled "Headstones Emplaced at Grave Sites (World Wars I and II)" dated 9 May 1994):
WORLD WAR I BURIALS
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke
Duhallow A.D.A. Cemetery, Ypres
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Zillebeeke
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinghe
Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Kemmel
Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres
Mons Communal Cemetery
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Zillebeeke
Rosenberg Chateau Military Cemetery, Ext. C/into Berks Cem. Ext.,Ploegsteert
Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Passchendaele
Warneton Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele - 8 headstones
Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
WORLD WAR I MEMORIALS: pres (Menin Gate), Belgium
World War II Cemetery: Ardennes, Liege, and Neupre' with 128 headstones.
ANTWERP:
Jewish community information [October 2000]: http://members.net4all.be/shomre-hadas
Kiel (Shomre Hadas Cemetery): see PUTTE
(The Netherlands and below) and see BERGEN op ZOON in the Netherlands,
about 30k north of Antwerp with thousands of Jewish burials from
Antwerp.
- Frechie Stichting cemetery, Bob Drilsma has made a database of all the Jews buried by them. Contact: Daniel Dratwa; d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org
ARLON:
- Jewish cemetery: The cemetery began in mid-19th century. A database was made for the oldest; contact Daniel Dratwa: d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org
BRUSSELS:
Great Synagogue, Rue de la Regence. Telephone 512-21-90.
- Cimetiere Israelite de Kraainem: In Wezembeek, the
cemeteries are held by the "Communauté Israélite de
Bruxelles", the "Communauté Israélite Orthodoxe de
Bruxelles Machsike Hadass", and the "Communauté Israélite
Libérale de Belgique".
- Le Cimetiere du Dieweg:
Book: Le Cimetiere du Dieweg (Bruxelles, ville d' articlet et d' histoire, 2291, 6/19/1996 and VERMAELEN B. WAUTERS T.. Sobookbel Edition, "Ministere de la Region de Bruxelles 1993 24p. French.
D/1993/6842/0.2
Philippe
Pierret's database of all Jews buried in Belgium up to 1914. His March
1999 book on the 19th c. Dieweg cemetery in Brussels Brussels is called
Ces pierres qui nous parlent…, publisher Didier Devillez, ISBN
2-87396-027-2. The books are among the collection at the Jewish Museum
of Belgium. Source: contact Daniel Dratwa: d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org.
The Jews of Luxembourg relates to
Brussels' history of the Jewish community, rabbis, and the cemeteries.
Information can be given about graves by GenAmi's Micheline Gutmann: m.gutmann@genami.org
- Henri-Chapelle Cemetery: In eastern part of Belgium, close to the German border, postal number 4841). Source: Jean-Louis Seel, Belgium jlouis.seel@skynet.be
CHARLEROI::
- Jewish cemetery: Since 1928, a cemetery in Montigny-Le-Tilleul
(postal number 6110) has existed. A database was made for the oldest
cemetery; contact Daniel Dratwa: d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org.
LIEGE:
- American Military Cemetery: W.W.II
- Eijsden Cemetery: The old 18th and 19th century
cemetery in Eijsden (see Netherlands) and a 20th century cemetery in
Robermont are held by the "Communauté Israélite de
Liège". There is no database available. Contact Daniel Dratwa: d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org.
- Robermont Cemetery: The old 18th and 19th century
cemetery in Eijsden (see Netherlands) and a 20th century cemetery in
Robermont are held by the "Communauté Israélite de
Liège". There is no database available. Contact Daniel Dratwa: d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org.
OOSTENDE:
- Jewish cemetery: Since the beginning of the 20th century, there
is a cemetery Stuiverstraat; a database was made for the cemetery;
contact Daniel Dratwa: d.dratwa@mjb-jmb.org.
PUTTE: (THE NETHERLANDS)
There are three Jewish cemeteries
in Putte, a small village that is partly in Holland and partly in
Belgium, approximately 30 km north of Antwerp. The Dutch part of Putte
is located in the province of North-Brabant in The Netherlands. The
burials were mainly from Antwerp because the Jewish cemeteries in
Belgium are not eternal. Coming from Antwerp, the cemeteries are the
right side of the main road to Holland. Source: Paul Verjans on
JewishGen Digest. Contact: Bob Drilsma in Antwerp e-mail: pub02679@innet.be or .
He is secretary of the Frechie Stichting (Foundation), one of the
Chewre Kedishas in charge of Putte. He may supply details as he has a
database from the burial book of the cemetery of the Frechie
Foundation. Nearly 1800 Jews buried here, who lived in Antwerp and
surroundings, were mainly of Dutch descent.
Source: Menno Nykerk; e-mail: mnykerk@mail.euronet.nl.
- Shomre Hadas Cemetery: The greatest Jewish cemetery in Antwerp, founded about 1920, many are reburied there from an old cemetery in Antwerp (Kiel).
- Frechie Foundation Cemetery: named after the founder
Henri Frechie. Since 1910, mainly Dutch Jews (about 1800) from Antwerp,
Ashkenasic and Sephardic, are buried or reburied on this cemetery. In
the cemetery of the Frechie Foundation are located a park for Brussels
and a park for the Sephardic community in Antwerp. Information:
b.drilsma@innet.be
- Mahsike Hadas: Located behind Frechie Foundation,
burials date since 1910. The Mahsike Hadas is the secnd Jewish cemeter
in Antwerp and the most religious.
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Revised Monday, October 10, 2005 01:17:28