Obj. ID: 48659
Jewish Funerary Art Jewish cemetery in Grinkiškis, Lithuania
According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the exact date of establishment of the cemetery is unknown. Apparently, the Jews acquired the plot of land for their burials together with the permission to settle in the town. Until the 19th century, this cemetery was used not only by the Jewish community of Grinkiskis but also by the Baisogala Jews, which did not have their own cemetery. The territory of the cemetery was much bigger in comparison to the plot fenced today: during the Soviet era, the cemetery was partly destroyed, because the place was used for gravel mining. In 1996, when the cemetery was included in the national list of Cultural Heritage of Lithuania, 121 tombstones and their fragments were found at the cemetery. There is a memorial stone, informing visitors about the purpose of the territory. There is a 1.5m metal mesh fence. There are about 150 gravestones.