Obj. ID: 52268
Jewish Funerary Art  Site of the Jewish cemetery in Resko, Poland

According to ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, the Jewish cemetery in Resko was established in the first half of the 19th century, south of the town, at today’s Zachodnia Street. It had an area of 0.8 ha and was surrounded by a stone wall.

In the post-war period, there were still a number of tombstones within it, the area was surrounded by a partially destroyed wall. At the beginning of the 1960s, the cemetery was leveled. In 1996 the area of the cemetery was completely overgrown and unfenced. Only the relics of matzevot with illegible inscriptions from the period after 1882 could be found there. No measures are taken to protect and maintain this place. In November 2012, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews was informed about the discovery of the matzevot used to strengthen the area of the left bank of the Rega River, near Parkowa Street.

Currently, the territory serves as a city park. The cemetery is commemorated from the side of Żeromskiego Street. There is a symbolic matzevah with a carved menorah and a plaque with information about the cemetery and the Jewish community of Resko. The board also features illustrative maps and photos taken at the cemetery in 2017. A number of old trees have been preserved in the cemetery, mainly linden, maples and ash trees.

The cemetery is located on a hill at the junction of Jedności Narodowej and Żeromskiego streets. From the south, the cemetery is adjacent to a large IKEA factory (IKEA Industry Poland sp.z o.o., branch in Resko). Access is from both sides - from Jedności Narodowej Street and from Żeromskiego Street. There are many paths leading to the cemetery hill.