Cultural monument of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship [1] : registration number A-33 dated November 18, 1932 and number A-200 / M on April 3, 1973.
| Cemetery | |
| Old jewish cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Stary cmentarz żydowski | |
 | |
| A country |  Poland |
| City | Krakow |
| First mention | 1552 year |
| Established | |
| Status | protected by the state |
The Old Jewish Cemetery or Remu (x) Cemetery ( Polish: Stary cmentarz żydowski, Cmentarz Remuh ) is a Jewish cemetery located in the Krakow district of Kazimierz , ( Poland ). The cemetery is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Krakow and Poland. Tombstones of the cemetery are valuable historical monuments. Along with the new cemetery, the old Jewish cemetery is one of the historical evidence of the centuries-old stay of Jews in Krakow. The cemetery is located near the Remu synagogue on 40 Sheroka Street.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Celebrities Buried in a Cemetery
- 3 Gallery
- 4 notes
- 5 Source
- 6 References
History
The cemetery was founded in 1552. In 1800, the Austrian authorities closed the cemetery due to poor sanitary conditions. Despite the closure of the cemetery, illegal burials took place until the middle of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Krakow Jewish community allocated funds for the arrangement of the cemetery.
During World War II, most of the tombstones were destroyed and the cemetery was used as a landfill. After the war, only a few tombstones were preserved, including the tombstone of Rabbi Moysha Isserles .
In 1959, archaeological excavations were carried out in the cemetery, during which about 700 tombstones and several sarcophagi were discovered, after which the territory of the cemetery was put in order.
The oldest tombstone dates from 1552.
It is believed that the oldest part of the cemetery was located on the site of a modern public garden on Sheroka Street, which is located in front of the Remu synagogue. Before the Second World War, the site of the modern square was fenced with a high wall of the cemetery. Currently, the square is fenced with a low metal fence with Jewish elements. In the square there is a monument to 65 thousand Krakow Jews who died during the Holocaust.
On November 18, 1932, the cemetery was included in the register of monuments of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Famous people buried in the cemetery
- Moysha bin Israel Isserles (1525-1572) - rabbi;
- Spira, Nathan (1585-1633) - rabbi;
Gallery
Entrance to the cemetery
Wall detail
Notes
- ↑ Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa: Rejestr zabytków nieruchomych - województwo małopolskie (link not available)
Source
- Przemysław Burchard: Pamiątki i zabytki kultury żydowskiej w Polsce. Warszawa: 1990, s. 202-206.
Links
- KRAKÓW - Cmentarz Remu (Polish)