Sarretudvari Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Hungary
Region
Hajdú-Bihar
District
Püspökladányi
Settlement
Sárrétudvari
Site address
In the municipal cemetery, at the end of the Kossuth Street, outside of the settlement.
GPS coordinates
47.2514, 21.18027
Perimeter length
160 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a symbolic fence with barbed wire about 1m high.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Jewish cemetery is adjacent to the municipal cemetery. It has a symbolic fence. The road through the gate is not usable, but the site is approachable through the municipal cemetery. There are many broken stones and the site is neglected. One stone is fenced separately.
Number of existing gravestones
44
Date of oldest tombstone
1824
Date of newest tombstone
1942
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
There is a Holocaust memorial.
Drone surveys
No

Historical overview

The Jewish cemetery of Sárrétudvari was established as early as 1824, since the earliest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The cemetery remained in operation until at least 1942, which is the date marked on the latest tombstone found in the cemetery. The cemetery has been partially fenced and a Holocaust memorial was erected in its territory.

The first Jews settled in Sárrétudvari during the 18th century. There is, however, no records from this time. The community population was 99 in 1880, 144 in 1910, and 80 in 1944. In 1876 the community joined the Orthodox stream. The synagogue was built in 1880. The community was part of the bigger Jewish community in Szerep where the rabbi was Salamon Krausz.