Located right at the corner of two streets, the Sényő Jewish cemetery was particularly vulnerable, for example, to potential car accidents that could have damaged it if there had been no protective fence.
Today, 18 tombstones dating from 1882 to the early 20th century, along with a remarkable mausoleum, are safely protected from this and other risks.
Jews settled in Sényő in the late 18th century, and by 1880 the community had grown to its peak of 68 residents. Like many Jewish families in the surrounding villages, the Jews of Sényő were part of the Kemecse community. During World War II, the Jews of Sényő shared the tragic fate of those in Kemecse: in the spring of 1944, they were deported to Nyíregyháza, and from there sent to Auschwitz.
The fencing of the Jewish cemetery in Sényő was made possible thanks to the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office, the help of our partners at the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (MAZSIHISZ-Magyarországi Zsidó Hitközségek Szövetsége), and especially our country coordinator, Mária Baranyi.
