2415 x 3624 px | 20,4 x 30,7 cm | 8,1 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
14 giugno 2009
Ubicazione:
Brzostek's Jewish cemetery Poland
Altre informazioni:
Jewish headstone in newly re-consecration Brzostek's Jewish cemetery Poland, The Jewish cemetery in Brzostek, called “kierkut” by the local Christian community, was probably established in the mid-19th century Before World War Two the cemetery was surrounded by a wooden fence, with the entrance gate 446 people were buried in the cemetery in the years 1894-1938. During World War Two the Nazis executed Jews in the cemetery. Victims were buried in mass graves. Recently initiated by Dr Jonathan Webber Oxford university, the cemetery was surrounded with a metal fence. About seventy gravestones found all around Brzostek were placed on concrete pedestals. A monument was also funded to commemorate the Jews of Brzostek.