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Szamosszeg Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Mátészalkai
Settlement
Szamosszeg
Site address
The Jewish cemetery is located on Nagydobosi Street, about 200m south of the intersection with Árpád Street.
GPS coordinates
48.04661, 22.36049
Perimeter length
300 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a 2.5m high concrete fence. The fence is damaged.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The site appears to be looked after. Some dry branches were found piled on the territory. Damaged fence.
Number of existing gravestones
40 gravestones: 34 intact & 6 broken or pedestal bases.
Date of oldest tombstone
1853
Date of newest tombstone
1932
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The Jewish cemetery of Szamosszeg was established as early as 1853, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The latest tombstone was erected in 1932. The cemetery has been fenced.

The first Jews supposedly settled in Szamosszeg at the end of the 18th century. In 1840, 20 Jews lived in the village, and 96 in 1880. In 1930, the Jewish population was 94. The Jewish community had its own synagogue, school, and mikveh (ritual bath). In 1942, 10 Jews were conscripted into forced labour. In 1944, following the German occupation of Hungary and immediately after Pesach, the Jews were sent to the Mateszalka Ghetto, and were deported to Auschwitz at the end of May. After the war, only two men and five women returned to the village. The Jewish community of Szamosszeg was never re-established.

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