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Tiszakerecseny Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Vásárosnaményi
Settlement
Tiszakerecseny
Site address
The Jewish cemetery is located through the municipal cemetery. Heading south, cross the bridge and then head west on the dirt road until you reach the cemetery.
GPS coordinates
48.252606, 22.302941
Perimeter length
107 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a 2m high wire fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The site is in a good condition. The grass is mown.
Number of existing gravestones
26 gravestones: 25 intact & 1 pedestal base.
Date of oldest tombstone
1902
Date of newest tombstone
1932
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The exact establishment date of the Jewish cemetery in Tiszakerecseny is unknown. The oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to 1902, while the newest dates to 1932. According to other sources, the first burial took place in 1865. Apparently, the burials were still conducted until the community was murdered in Holocaust.

Information on the Jewish population of Tiszakerecseny appears as early as 1840, when there were 31 Jews living in the village. During the second half of the 19th century, the Jewish population increased to 108 individuals, reaching its peak. However, by 1931, the Jewish population decreased to 43. During World War II, the Jews of the village were first deported to Kisvárda Ghetto and then to Auschwitz, where 28 people were murdered.

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