Szczebrzeszyn Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Poland
Region
Lublin Voivodeship
District
Zamość
Settlement
Szczebrzeszyn
Site address
28, Cmentarna Street.
GPS coordinates
50.692961, 22.973392
Perimeter length
497 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Yes, there is a stone and brick wall about 1,7 metres high.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
It is a closed cemetery, where many tombstones have been preserved. The territory is overgrown with tall grass and many tombstones are covered with moss and are illegible. There was graffiti on the fence. Mass Graves located near oak trees growing in the central part of the cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
Around 400 tombstones and fragments of tombstones were located. Many of the tombstones were illegible, clearing of the site could reveal older gravestones.
Date of oldest tombstone
1729
Date of newest tombstone
1937
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
There are two fenced graves with modern plaques, dedicated to Simcha ha-Cohen Rapoport and Issachar Ber, son of Naphtali Katz. There is also a family cenotaph.
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
