Obj. ID: 50050
Jewish Funerary Art Site of the New Jewish cemetery in Toruń, Poland
According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the exact date of the cemetery establishment is unknown, although there is information about its existence in 1723. It was also recorded in 1810 when town authorities – on special request of the Jewish community – issued a note forbidding Christians to graze cows on the area of necropolis. The cemetery was divided into four quarters and planted with trees.
During the WW II the Nazis were planning to destroy the necropolis but for unknown reasons it was never carried out. After the war cemetery buildings – funeral house, care taker house, garden, stable and carriage shed – were rented to a private person. After 1956 custody of that place was confided to the Board of Urban Greenery. Years of People’s Republic of Poland brought complete devastation of the cemetery. The Cemetery now has a wall and memorial, and is used by local people as a park.