This burial site is located immediately adjacent to residential properties. The walls of nearby houses and outbuildings stand just a few dozen centimeters from the tombstones. The new fence now clearly defines the cemetery’s boundaries, reducing the risk of accidental damage to the graves.
The Selenča Jewish cemetery was most likely established at the very end of the 18th century. The earliest surviving gravestone dates to 1802. Today, the cemetery contains 13 preserved gravestones, most of them dating from the 19th century. Historical records preserve the names of several Jewish families who once lived in the village, including the Minster, Robitsek, Friedmann, and Deutsch families.
The fencing project at the Selenča Jewish cemetery was funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and carried out in cooperation with our partners at the Federation of Jewish Communities in Serbia, with the invaluable support of our country coordinator, Ladislav Trajer.
