Łęczna, ul. Pasternik, lubelskie
Jewish cemetery in Leczna was established in second half of 16th century. First Jews began to settle in town in 1501. In the first half of 17th century a synagogue was built there. In 1674 in Leczna lived 181 Jews and in between-the-wars period about 2300. During World War II Germans established a ghetto there together with forced labour camp. About 3000 local, Czech and Slovakian Jews worked there. In turn of October and November 1942 Nazis liquidated the ghetto in Leczna, executing 1000 people on the spot. The last known burial took place in 1942. During Word War II the cemetery was utterly destroyed. There are no fragments of matzevot left. Two preserved tombstones and fragments of four more are in Judaic Museum. The oldest one is dated on 1906. The area of the cemetery is 1 ha. In 2005 Rabbi Mejer Izrael Gabay from Ukraine arrived to Leczna to specify the details of the opening of an ohel commemorating the burial place of the tzaddik Shlomo Lejb, deceased in 19th century .
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