Obj. ID: 50226
Jewish Funerary Art  Jewish cemetery in Skała, Poland

The Jewish cemetery in Skała was most likely established at the turn of the 20th century (certainly before 1924) and was located south of the parish cemetery, outside the town limits. Initially, it was enclosed with a wooden fence. In the 1920s, it was surrounded by a stone wall with a gate in the south-eastern corner. There was also a funeral house. During World War II, the cemetery was the site of executions and mass executions of Jews. In 1943, by order of the Germans, the wall was pulled down, and the tombstones were used to pave Powstańców Street. After the war, the cemetery was neglected. Its area decreased, and the area of the surrounding fields increased. In 1988, thanks to the efforts of town authorities, the cemetery was fenced. A memorial commemorating the victims of the Holocaust was also erected. The fence was renovated in 2008 at the initiative of the Association for the Protection of Monuments in Skała. At that time, an information board was also placed in the cemetery, which unfortunately was already overturned in 2020. The cemetery is overgrown with a larch grove and dense bushes. The area is difficult for visitors to access. There is a metal fence about 1.5m high.

To reach the cemetery, start from the intersection of Rzeźnicza and Postepu Streets, continue south for 66 m and then turn west onto a dirt road next to the Askar warehouse. The cemetery is located at the end of this track.