Zsurk Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Záhonyi
Settlement
Zsurk
Site address
The cemetery has no address, it is located next to the municipal cemetery. 48.40375, 22.22292 historical area. 48.403824, 22.223390 – current area. Pictures: 5445-5455 show the perimeter according to the cadastral map, 5456-5491 show the perimeter today. Both sites can be seen on the drone footage.
GPS coordinates
48.40375, 22.22292
Perimeter length
170 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The part of the cemetery with the newer tombstones is fenced: 1 side has a concrete fence, around 2m high and the other 3 sides have a wire fence. The historical part is unfenced.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The unfenced area is overgrown. Chopped wood and tree stumps are located there. The fenced area is well looked after.
Number of existing gravestones
Gravestones were only located in the fenced area. 16 gravestones: 14 intact and 2 broken. Additional clearing of the unfenced area may reveal additional tombstones.
Date of oldest tombstone
1891
Date of newest tombstone
1936
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The Jewish cemetery of Zsurk was established as early as 1870, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. The cemetery’s territory was enlarged over time and the newer part of the territory has been fenced. The oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to 1891, while the latest was erected in 1936.

The first Jews settled in Zsurk at the end of the 18th century and by 1840 there were 20 Jews living in the village. Later, the Jewish population increased to 84 in 1880 and 98 in 1910. By 1941 the community numbered 71 people. Following the differences between the Orthodox and the Maskilim at the Jewish Congress in 1869 which resulted in the Schism in Hungarian Jewry, the community joined to Orthodox steam. According to the Yad Vashem database, about 55 Jews from Zsurk were murdered in the Holocaust.

Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery
Zsurk Jewish Cemetery