Obj. ID: 49688
Jewish Funerary Art  Site of the Old Jewish cemetery in Terespol, Poland

According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the first Jewish cemetery in Terespol was founded as early as the mid-18th century and located 150 m northwest of the town square. Its history is largely unknown. It was in active use until the founding of the new cemetery in 1858 and was not destroyed during the city’s relocation. During the interwar period, it covered a trapezoid-like plot of land with an acreage of approximately 1.2 hectares. During World War II, the cemetery was partially destroyed. After the war it was largely abandoned and, in 1970, the remaining tombstones were removed, and the area was divided into house plots. Nothing of the cemetery remains, and no tombstones have been recovered. 

The cemetery has a metal fence on 3 sides, while on the fourth side, there is a fence belonging to a neighbour. There's a two-winged gate on Czerwonego Krzyża Street.