Szekely Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Kemecsei
Settlement
Székely
Site address
No address, in the woods.
GPS coordinates
48.055282, 21.938489
Perimeter length
128 meters. The perimeter is bigger than marked on the cadastral map, as gravestones were found on the part outside of the perimeter.
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fenced.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is neglected and is covered with dense vegetation.
Number of existing gravestones
7
Date of oldest tombstone
1915
Date of newest tombstone
1939
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Székely was established as early as 1870, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. The cemetery remained in operation until at least, which is the date marked on the latest tombstone found in the cemetery. The cemetery has not been fenced.
The first Jews settled in Székely in the early 19th century. The Jewish population peaked at 53 in 1880. By 1941, 27 Jews remained in the village. In the spring of 1944, The Jews of Székely were deported to the Nyiregyháza Ghetto, and then to Auschwitz. Only 4 Jews from the village survived the war.
