Ińsko Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery in Ińsko functioned already at the beginning of the 19th century, despite the fact that the town was inhabited by very few Jews (in 1770, there were four families, and in 1812, eight families). The cemetery was located in the centre of the medieval town, between Fließstrasse (now Młynarska Street) and Wangerinerstrasse (now Armii Krajowej Street). In the years 1849-1871 the number of kehilla members increased from 48 to 69 people, but ten years later this number dropped to 60, although Jews still constituted about 2.5% of the town’s population. In 1913, 44 Jews lived in Ińsko, in 1925 the community consisted of 39 people, while in 1932, it consisted of 33 people. At that time, Jews constituted about one per cent of the population of Insk. The Jewish community in Ińsko, apart from the cemetery, had its own synagogue, which was built in the first half of the 19th century. During Kristallnacht (November 9-10, 1938) it was completely demolished, and it was saved from being set on fire by the proximity of other buildings. The cemetery was also completely destroyed before the end of World War II. Until the 1990s, the area of the necropolis was undeveloped, but in 1998, garages and a car park were built there.
(West Pomeranian Encyclopedia; http://encyklopedia.szczecin.pl)
The Jewish cemetery in Ińsko existed from the beginning of the 19th century. It was located within the city limits, behind the post office between Fließstraße (today Młynarska Street) and Wangeriner Straße (today Armii Krajowej Street). It was completely destroyed before the end of the war. In 1996, the area of the former cemetery, surrounded by houses, was still recognizable, but two years later the area was concreted over and garages and a car park were built on it.
(sztetl.org.pl)
The Jewish cemetery in Ińsko is not marked on 19th- or 20th-century maps. All available maps at the cemetery site show an empty square of irregular shapes. This is also true for the German map below from 1929 (the cemetery area is marked in red).
