Obj. ID: 40860
Jewish Funerary Art Jewish Cemetery in Comrat, Moldova
The report "Jewish Historic Monuments and Sites in Moldova" published by The United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad in 2010 states:
"The Jewish cemetery in Comrat is less than 1,000 square meters in size. It was surrounded by a chain-link fence – but almost all sections of this, except a broken gate, have been stolen. The cemetery contains about 50 gravestones, about 25% of which are broken or toppled. The oldest stones date from the 19th century. Many have small oval portraits attached, but in most cases, these portraits have been damaged or completely removed. Some of the burial plots are surrounded with little metal fences – though many of the fences have been broken. The site is overgrown, and it has obviously been frequently vandalized. There is no regular caretaker."
Jewish Heritage Sites and Monuments in Moldova, pp. 37-38
For the description prepared in the Survey of Jewish History and Holocaust-related Sites in Moldova, see here.
