Łódź New Jewish Cemetery
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Łódź New Jewish Cemetery

Also known as Cmentarz Żydowski w Łodzi - Nowy

Łódź, Miasto Łódź, Łódzkie, Poland

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  • Get directions ul. Bracka and ul. Zmienna
    Łódź, Łódzkie, Poland
    Coordinates: 51.79611, 19.48194
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The Lodz New Jewish Cemetery is the largest Jewish Cemetery in Europe. It was established in 1892 on Bracka Street with the entrance on Zmienna Street, and contains more than 180,000 graves, 65,000 tombstones, ohels, and mausoleums. Izrael Poznanski donated the first 10.5 hectares of land towards its establishment. The first people to be buried there in the winter of 1892 were approximately 700 cholera victims. Basic construction of the cemetery was completed under the supervision of well-known architect Adolf Zeligson.



During German occupation, the cemetery became part of the Lodz Ghetto and was known as the Cemetery at Marysin. Not all who perished in the ghetto were buried there. Large sections of the cemetery were destroyed during Soviet occupation of Poland with rampant theft and vandalism. In 1980, the Lodz New Jewish Cemetery was proclaimed a historical site. The city of Lodz and the Organization of Former Residents of Lodz in Israel established the Monumentum Iudaicum Lodzense Foundation to preserve the heritage of Jewish Lodz and its cemetery. Since then renovations and maintenance work has been implemented.



The Lodz New Jewish Cemetery is the largest Jewish Cemetery in Europe. It was established in 1892 on Bracka Street with the entrance on Zmienna Street, and contains more than 180,000 graves, 65,000 tombstones, ohels, and mausoleums. Izrael Poznanski donated the first 10.5 hectares of land towards its establishment. The first people to be buried there in the winter of 1892 were approximately 700 cholera victims. Basic construction of the cemetery was completed under the supervision of well-known architect Adolf Zeligson.



During German occupation, the cemetery became part of the Lodz Ghetto and was known as the Cemetery at Marysin. Not all who perished in the ghetto were buried there. Large sections of the cemetery were destroyed during Soviet occupation of Poland with rampant theft and vandalism. In 1980, the Lodz New Jewish Cemetery was proclaimed a historical site. The city of Lodz and the Organization of Former Residents of Lodz in Israel established the Monumentum Iudaicum Lodzense Foundation to preserve the heritage of Jewish Lodz and its cemetery. Since then renovations and maintenance work has been implemented.



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