2. The Cemetery is located on Golden Street In Dąbie
district, near Huta Częstochowa. It is one of the
biggest cemeteries in Poland and covers about 8,5
ha but there are almost everywhere forests and
bushes now.
There are about 4-5 thousands tombstones with
polish and Hebrew inscriptions, mostly entwined
with ivy. Some of them are broken or moved in
different place. The damages developed because
of the pollution from Huta Częstochowa.
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6. It was founded by Jewish Community in the late eighteen century. In
1939 and from 1945 to 1950 the Jewish took care of it. In 1943 during the
liquidation of “small ghetto” the Jews were brought to this cemetery
and immediately executed. They were buried in a mass grave.
After 1950 the cemetery was on Huta Częstochowa area so the access to
it was difficult. Now the legal rights of the cemetery are discussed
between authorities of Częstochowa and the Jewish community in
Katowice.
In 1984 the gate was rebuilt and the area was fenced. In 1988 the
gravestones were catalogued.
Even in the late 80’sthe entry on the cemetery was restricted because it
was in Huta Częstochowa area. People could not visit it without a pass.
On 7th of August 2007 a group of hooligans devastated many graves.
After that incident high school students cleaned and removed the
damages. Despite it, the cemetery has its own atmosphere thanks to
unique greenery, specially ivy.
