Frombork Jewish Cemetery

Jews in Frombork are certified at the beginning of the 19th century, although it is possible that they had already benefited from trade privileges issued by bishops and the chapter. In 1817, they bought a small plot of land in the suburbs, at the former Hinzmannstraße (today Sanatoryjna Street), in order to establish a cemetery. In 1847 they had their own house of prayer and later a synagogue. Throughout the period of the commune's functioning, it was small and did not exceed 1.21% of the total population of the city. In 1843, 26 Jews lived there, including only two children. In 1846 there were recorded the number of 28 Jews, in 1849 there were only 16 of them. In 1871 they reached the maximum number of 31 people. Later, their number gradually decreased. In 1925, only 6 people lived here, and in 1938 - 3 people. At the end of the 19th century, the Frombork synagogue community was dissolved and merged with the more thriving community in Braniewo. The building, however, still belonged to the Jewish population. In 1938 it was set on fire and demolished. We are not sure about the fate of the cemetery. Currently, the area is devoid of any visible traces of tombstones. (“Żydowskie domy modlitwy oraz cmentarze na Warmii i Mazurach – stan obecny” book by Seweryn Szczepański, 2017; doi.org/10.26774/rzz.165) In 1818, members of the Jewish community purchased from the Warmia Chapter an area on the outskirts of the city, where a Jewish cemetery was established. Later, the Chapter Cemetery was established in its vicinity and a Psychiatric Hospital was built. The necropolis was arranged on a plan similar to a square, with an area of approx. 0.1 ha. Today, no ground traces of the tombstones have survived. (sztetl.org.pl)