Obj. ID: 50425
Jewish Funerary Art  New Jewish cemetery in Ostrów Mazowiecka, Poland

According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the New Jewish cemetery in Ostrów Mazowiecka is located in the southern part of the town, between Podstoczysko Street and Wołodyjowskiego Street, and occupies an irregular plot of land with an area of 2.72 hectares. The cemetery’s establishment date is unknown. Based on the available sources, though, it can be assumed that the cemetery was established between 1871 and 1925. During World War II, the cemetery fell into disrepair. The area was probably forested in the period of the Polish People’s Republic. On October 9, 1964, the Minister of Municipal Economy, following a resolution of the Presidium of the Municipal National Council in Ostrów Mazowiecka, signed an order to close the cemetery. The accompanying documentation states: “The area is 2.72 ha.

The cemetery has been closed since 1939. There is no fence. The area is overgrown and unattended.” There are few destroyed tombstones within the cemetery and some traces of excavated graves. The boundaries of the cemetery are partially visible. The difference in the area specified in the ordinance of 1964 and the area mentioned in the modern land register (plot no. 3706/2 with an area of 2.55 ha) may indicate that part of the area was used for different purposes. On the side bordering Podstoczysko Street, the cemetery is fenced with a metal mesh on concrete poles. There is no form of commemoration. Dozens of tombstones have been secured in the museum warehouse in Treblinka. The owner of the cemetery is the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage. The cemetery is listed in the Municipal and Provincial Register of Monuments and the Register of Immovable Monuments of the Mazowieckie Province.

There are 12 gravestones.