Around 1775, they constituted a population of at least 180 people. However, they were forced to leave the town at the end of that year. The majority wanted to settle in Debrzno (German: Preußisch Friedland), 3 km away, but the municipal authorities refused to accept them. After refusing, they left for Kamień Pomorski. After several years, the first Jewish family settled in Debrzno (Preußisch Friedland) in 1783. Jews lived in the town for the next century and a half. In 1803, they numbered 88, in the 1880s - 290, in 1885 - 262 (7.5%), in 1905 - 168 (2.5%), and in the 1920s - 118 (about 3% of the total population).

In the 19th century, the Jewish community in Debrzno acquired its infrastructure. There was a religious school, and in 1889 a granary, which was over 80 years old, was adapted for the needs of the local community, and a synagogue was organised there. The new synagogue was built between 1900 and 1901, in what is now Niepodległości Street (Polish: ul. Niepodległości) (Stretziner Straße); it was destroyed during the so-called "Kristallnacht" in November 1938.

The Description

The Jewish cemetery in Debrzno (Dobrin) was established at the end of the 18th century at today's Mokotowska 2 Street (Polish: ul. Mokotowska 2), on top of a hill, with an area of 0.3 ha. Its role was marginalised after establishing a cemetery in the neighbouring Debrzno Village (Preußisch Friedland). The cemetery was devastated during World War II. After the war, the destruction was completed. Residential buildings were built on its site.

Reference

• Dzieje miasta i gminy Debrzno, ed. M. Fryda, Pruszcz Gdański 2014.
• J. Zdrenka, Żydzi powiatu złotowskiego (1859) 1874-1945 / Juden des Landkreises Flatow (1859) 1874-1945, Złotów 2013.

Właściciel praw autorskich do opisu: Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN.