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Jewish cemetery


Jewish cemetery 19th century Radomsko

Address
Radomsko, Przedborska

Location
woj. łódzkie, pow. radomszczański, gm. Radomsko (gm. miejska)

One of the largest and best-preserved Jewish cemeteries in the Łódzkie Voivodeship.

There is an ohel of the Tzadik Rabinowicz family, which is a destination of pilgrimages of tzadiks from all over the world.

History

The source literature mentions two dates of the establishment of the cemetery. One of them is 1816. According to the information board placed at the entrance to the necropolis, the cemetery was established in 1832. The oldest preserved tombstone dates to 1831.

Description

The necropolis is situated in the north-eastern part of the town. It is located on a small hill. The land plot occupied by the cemetery has the shape of an irregular hexagon. The cemetery fence is solid and mostly plastered. Access to the cemetery is provided via metal, one-wing wickets and the main gate from Przedborska Street. At the main gate, there is a board with information about the history of the cemetery, funeral customs and the symbolism of tombstone art.

At the north-eastern corner, a pilgrim centre is being built. It will accommodate, among other things, a memorial chamber commemorating the Jews of Radomsko.

More than 2,000 tombstones have survived (3,000 according to some sources) in various forms: stelae, slabs, monuments surrounded by a metal fence, obelisks. Of special interest are the metal matzevot, which are rare in the Łódzkie Voivodeship. Other noteworthy features include the family ohel of the famous tzadiks Rabinowicz, located in the northern part of the cemetery. At the cemetery, there are also monuments honouring the memory of 1,700 Jews and 50 Poles murdered there in 1942-1943 and those murdered in the German Nazi extermination camp in Treblinka.

A large part of the cemetery is overgrown by self-sown trees and bushes, which obscure the original layout of the quarters and walkways.

The cemetery can be visited upon prior arrangement with the Jewish Community in Łódź. 

Compiled by Anna Michalska, Regional Branch of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage in Łódź. 27 April 2020

Bibliography

  • WIG map from 1935, 1937.
  • Burchard P., Pamiątki i zabytki i kultury żydowskiej w Polsce, Warszawa 1990

Category: Jewish cemetery

Protection: Register of monuments, Monuments records

Inspire id: PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_N_10_CM.13708, PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_E_10_CM.32223