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Izbica, lubelskie
The cemetery was established in the second half of the 18th century with the
last known Jewish burial in 1942. It’s located on the isolated suburban hillside
and can be reached by turning directly off a public road; access is open to all
with no fence or gate. The cemetery is about 1.5 ha. in size as before WWII. 1-
20 gravestones with about 25% toppled and not in the original position, date
from 1823 to 20th century.
During the World War II five thousand people were shot at the Izbica Jewish
cemetery – their bodies are buried in a mass grave which exact location at the
cemetery in not known. Within the limits of the cemetery there is an ohel built
in 1995 thanks to efforts of Lainers family.
The Jewish cemetery in Izbica had until recently been seriously neglected,
however during the last few months, thanks to the efforts of the Foundation,
its condition has been greatly improved. At present the aim of the Foundation
is to gather funds which will allow us to fence the cemetery, since only then the
final cleanup of the area and proper commemoration of the mass graves will
be possible. After completing the fence a lapidarium will be erected, in which
the remains of the tombstones used to build the Gestapo prison will be built
in. The authorities of Izbica and the chief of the local police have declared their
full support for the Fundation’s project. More information: |
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