Temerin Jewish Cemetery

The Jewish presence in Temerin dates as early as 1797, when two Jewish families, Wittenberger and Fischer, are mentioned in the documents. In 1828 several Jewish craftsmen held their businesses in the village. The 1830 census shows 57 Jewish residents in Temerin (out of 6,500 inhabitants). After the Hungarian War of Independence (1848-1849) only around 30 Jewish returned to the ruined village. However, the community recovered soon, numbering 180 by the end of the 19th century in 1897. The Jewish religious community most probably was established in the mid-19th century; in 1856 the community already existed as an administrative body. The oldest tombstones on the Jewish cemetery date to the 1860s. The prayer house already existed in 1878, most probably being erected several decades earlier. The small community did not have a rabbi. It hired a cantor, several names of whom preserved: Grosz Salamon before 1878; Wolf Friedman between 1878 and 1882; Szobl Lowy between 1882 and 1886, Weinman Benjamin between 1887 and 1890; Schonbluch Herman between 1891 and 1894. The first record of the existence of the Jewish elementary school dates back to 1893. In the early 20th century the Jewish cultural life flourished in Temerin, including several organisations and the art lovers circle. In 1940 the community numbered 80 Jews (other sources mention 64 or 41 Jews, probably based on different censuses). Forty-four Temerin Jews perished during the Holocaust, being massacred in 1942 and died in death camps in 1944. After the Holocaust the Jewish community of Temerin ceased to exist. However, the 2011 census mentions 2 Jews in Temerin. According to survey by Őkrész Károly, there are 118 tombstones on Temerin Jewish cemetery, dating to 1860s-1940. The cemetery used to have a masonry wall and a mortuary.