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Jankmajtis Jewish Cemetery Two

Cemetery Information

Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Nyírbátori
Settlement
Nyírpilis
Site address
53, Arany János Street.
GPS coordinates
47.93057, 22.65765
Perimeter length
76 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a concrete fence, around 2.5m high.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The grass has not been mown for a long time. One of the stones has been replaced by a new one.
Number of existing gravestones
2 preserved gravestones.
Date of oldest tombstone
1884
Date of newest tombstone
1933
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

There were two Jewish cemeteries in the modern territory of Jánkmajtis. This cemetery was in use as early as 1884, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to this year. The latest discovered tombstone was erected in 1933. These are the only preserved tombstones that have been found in the cemetery. The cemetery has been fenced.

The settlement of Jánkmajtis was established in 1950 by merger of two villages: Jánk and Matis. In 1880, the village of Jánk had a total population of 875, 58 of whom were Jews. That same year, the village of Majtis had a total population of 380, 15 of whom were Jews. In 1941 Jánk had 60 Jews, while Majtis had 12 Jewish residents. On May 31, 1944, the fourth deportation by train to Auschwitz was boarded in the Mátészalka Ghetto, which included the Jews of Jánk and Majtis.

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