| Cemetery Description: |
Chmielnik New Cemetery, Mrucza and Mala Streets, Chmielnik, Poland. 52 burials total.
From International Jewish Cemetery Project: New Cemetery: Created in 1820 at Mrucza and Mala Streets with a fence, during WWII the cemetery was almost completely destroyed by the Nazis. About 250 Jews killed during the Holocaust were buried there. In "Jews in the History of Chmielnik" by M. Maciagowski and P. Krawczyk mentions: "A mountain of dead bodies appeared before our eyes. A huge hole was dug out next to it. There were a few men in the hole, placing the bodies of the dead - men, women, and children. They were spilling some disinfecting substance in that hole (....) masses of bloody corpses in horrible agony." For many years only traces of graves were visible. In 2008, the Chmielnik Culture Association and the Kalisz family from Haifa fenced and cleaned the cemetery. Matzevot were recovered and a small monument erected. [April 2009].
Some additional data provided courtesy of E. H. Newton - Forensic Genealogy and Probate Research’s “Project Gravestone Poland” initiative. The firm is headquartered in Israel and has a branch office in Poland. Researchers can obtain photos or more information, free of charge, from the firm by emailing them at esther@ehnewton.com
Cemetery plaque.
Cemetery sign.
Some stones.
Another set of stones.
Third set of stones. |
