Obj. ID: 51948
Jewish Funerary Art Old Jewish cemetery in Będzin, Poland
According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the several sources (sztetl.org.pl and http://cmentarze-zydowskie.pl/) say that the foundation of an ohel, which presumably belonged to Rabbi Baruch Hercygier, is preserved in the cemetery area, but ESJF surveyors did not locate it at the site.
Date of oldest tombstone: 1831, 1837
Date of newest tombstone: 1882, 1886 (probably from the new cemetery)
Perimeter length: 537 meters
The old Jewish cemetery in Będzin is situated on the north-western slope of Góra Zamkowa. At the top of the hill there is a park with a sign informing about the existence of a cemetery. The whole area is not fenced. Remnants of the old low masonry wall and the entrance gate along Podzamcze Street have been preserved.