Obj. ID: 50725
Jewish Funerary Art Jewish cemetery in Gowarczów, Poland
According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the exact date of the Jewish cemetery’s foundation is unknown, though it is likely that it was established in the mid-17th century (before 1662). It was situated south-east of the town, on a small hill, near Aleja Wyzwolenia Street. In 1934, there was a brick fence in good condition surrounding the cemetery. The cemetery covered an area of approximately 0.5 hectares. The last burial in the cemetery was recorded in 1942. The cemetery was destroyed during World War II, and after the war, in the 1980s, it was used as a pasture. There are no tombstones left within the cemetery. The layout of burials is indiscernible, and the area is covered with grass and thickets. The cemetery is listed in the Municipal and Provincial Register of Monuments.