Rypin New Jewish Cemetery

Jewish community in Rypin owned three necropolises. There is no record preserved on the oldest one. The second was set up in the 18th century close to so called old power station. Its establishment was most likely connected with privilege from 1799 that among others allowed Jews to have their own necropolis. There is no trace of that cemetery nowadays. The newest Jewish cemetery in Rypin was established probably in the 19th century in present Spokojna street opposite possession no 72 Cemeteries were destroyed by Nazis. In spring 1940 on command of district gardener Otto Schepulla matzevas were used to built pavement in the nearby garden. Only after many years they were taken out and preserved by local social worker Jan Smoliński. In 1989 Beniamin Stencel, former inhabitant of Rypin, came there with visit from Izrael and together with Jan Smoliński they did cataloguing and pre-restoration works. Thanks to initiative of Beniamin Stencel and other Jews from Rypin pieces of retrieved matzevas were used to erect lapidary in place of the old cemetery.