Rybotycze Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
District
Przemyśl
Settlement
Rybotycze
Site address
Take road 2078R from Rybotycze towards Makowa streets. After you pass 71, on the right, proceed for a further 300m and then the cemetery will be on the left hand side, behind trees.
GPS coordinates
49.65299, 22.65644
Perimeter length
400 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is an about 1m tall, wire and metal fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The fence and the cemetery are in relatively good condition. There are no signs of forestation, the cemetery seems to be taken care of. The tombstones are in situ, but some of them are broken or devastated due to time and corrosion. There is a Holocaust memorial.
Number of existing gravestones
250. According to NID, there are 300 matzevot in the cemetery. The tombstones are mostly in relatively good condition. Many of them have spectacular, unique ornamentation with animals, flowers or objects. Some older tombstones have been cleaned, set up, glued and secured.
Date of oldest tombstone
1887
Date of newest tombstone
1936
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
Tzaddik Rabbi Elimelech Szapiro founded the Jewish community in Rybotycze before 1881. The cemetery was vandalized during WWII, no maintenance of the structures has taken place since then. However there have been clean-up projects by students and organizations (IAJG).
The cemetery has been restored in recent years. It was possible thanks to the initiative and commitment of the aforementioned Mojżesz Rubinfeld, the only Jewish survivor of the Holocaust.
