Zajta Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Fehérgyarmati
Settlement
Zajta
Site address
The cemetery has no address, it is located in the woods. It is theoretically approachable from various houses on Kossuth Lajos Street, No.47/49/86. However none of the residents were around to give the survey team access. It is also approachable through the dam and agricultural fields.
GPS coordinates
47.90261, 22.80227
Perimeter length
111 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The site is extremely neglected. It is overgrown with bushes and trees.
Number of existing gravestones
There were 6 visible gravestones, there could be more which are not visible due to the dense vegetation and snow. Clearing could reveal more.
Date of oldest tombstone
1858
Date of newest tombstone
1940
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Zajta was established as early as 1858, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The latest tombstone was erected in 1940. The cemetery has not been fenced.
The first Jews settled in Zajta in the mid-19th century, and by 1880 the Jewish population peaked at 21. In 1941, only 10 Jews remained in the village. According to the Yad Vashem database, about 25 Jews from Zajta were murdered in the Holocaust.
