Grabow Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Historical overview
Grabów was granted town rights in 1372, and its foundation status was downgraded in 1870. The first records of Jewish settlement in Grabów date to 1764. At that time, the community belonged to the religious community in Łęczyca. In 1800, 146 Jews lived in the town, constituting 45.6% of the total population. By 1921, the Jewish community numbered 915 people, constituting almost half of the total population of the town. During World War II, in April 1942, all the Jews from Grabów were transported to the extermination camp in Chełmno nad Nerem.
The cemetery’s exact establishment date is unknown, though it was most likely established in the 19th century. The cemetery is located on the western side of the road to Krośniewice, about 350 metres from the intersection of Krośniewicka Street and Ogrodowa Street, behind the closed Evangelical cemetery. It covers a plot of approximately 50 acres. The cemetery is completely destroyed and no matzevot have survived. The area is overgrown with very dense bushes, making it impossible to reach some parts of the cemetery. Thanks to the efforts of Łucja Nowak—the former director of the District Museum in Konin—a stone obelisk with a plaque displaying information about the Jewish cemetery was erected in the area.