Gorzow Wielkopolski Jewish Cemetery

The earliest known Jewish community was sometime before the mid-1500s as a synagogue existed in 1557. 1933 Jewish population was 935 in but was down to 806 by 1935. Living here were Kadolisz Salomon, who was the rabbi in the year 1662, During the 18th century Moses Barrach, Dawid Liebmann, and Hirsch Salomon served as members of the Kahal Council. The cemetery was established at the beginning of the 18th century. The last known Progressive Reform burial was probably in 1936. The isolated urban hillside has inscriptions in Hebrew on gate or wall. Reached by crossing the private industrial shop, access is open to all. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of the cemetery before WWII and after is approximately.71 ha. About 20-100 gravestones remain visible in the cemetery in original locations. Several more are not in original locations with 25%- 50% toppled or broken. The tombstones date from the 19th and 20th centuries. The granite, sandstone and masonry double tombstones or multi-stone monuments have German inscriptions. Properties adjacent are residential, a school, and an industrial shop. During World War II, the cemetery was vandalized. No maintenance. A pre-burial house has housing offices today. Moderate threat: security, weather, vegetation, vandalism, and incompatible nearby development. Pollution and planned development are a slight threat. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem.