New Jewish Cemetery
New Jewish Cemetery
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Don G
27 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
We went to New Jewish Cemetery in Kraków. Appalling! The Jewish community should be ashamed of themselves! For very obvious & painful reasons this is a cemetery of international importance & international interest but it’s neglected. Not overgrown. NEGLECTED!!
During our visit there were many Hasidic ‘pilgrims’ racing around (I know it’s their way) ticking off individual graves & one can only feel that if they put similar effort into ensuring a respectful maintenance of the cemetery it would be time well spent.
Your people deserve better from you!!
During our visit there were many Hasidic ‘pilgrims’ racing around (I know it’s their way) ticking off individual graves & one can only feel that if they put similar effort into ensuring a respectful maintenance of the cemetery it would be time well spent.
Your people deserve better from you!!
Written 3 February 2020
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mslancashire503927
Burnley, UK3,163 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Visited after a walk around the Old Jewish Quarter. There is a huge memorial to the right of the main gates to the Jews who very sadly / tragically lost their lives during the 2nd World War. Many very old head stones with an odd newer one set amongst them. Some areas not really easily accessible so best to keep to the paths. Very thought provoking and eerie.
Written 5 March 2020
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Martin22
Oxford40 contributions
Few of the people murdered during the holocaust are buried in this cemetery. However, a great many of the headstones and memorials commemorate their lives and mourn their deaths in the 1940s. Naturally most of the monuments are scribed in Polish or Yiddish, but only a few words of Polish will serve to indicate that whole families are remembered here, families that were murdered by the Nazis.
But the New Cemetery (established in 1800) also offers a much broader picture of Jewish life in Kazimierz. There are 200 years of headstones here, showing the names and professions of thousands of people. It is a genuinely evocative and emotional place, and should not be missed.
To get to the cemetery from the centre of Kazimierz, head east for about 200m along ul Miodowa. Cross a road, walk under a railway bridge, and it's on your right. Very easy to get to, and free to enter. I heard it was a bit neglected, but a few ivy creepers never hurt a cemetery.
If you have a day in Kazimierz, I'd recommend this, the Galicia Museum and the Old Synagogue for a broad picture of Jewish life in the town.
But the New Cemetery (established in 1800) also offers a much broader picture of Jewish life in Kazimierz. There are 200 years of headstones here, showing the names and professions of thousands of people. It is a genuinely evocative and emotional place, and should not be missed.
To get to the cemetery from the centre of Kazimierz, head east for about 200m along ul Miodowa. Cross a road, walk under a railway bridge, and it's on your right. Very easy to get to, and free to enter. I heard it was a bit neglected, but a few ivy creepers never hurt a cemetery.
If you have a day in Kazimierz, I'd recommend this, the Galicia Museum and the Old Synagogue for a broad picture of Jewish life in the town.
Written 14 December 2007
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starlightShanghai
Victoria, Canada4,609 contributions
May 2016 • Solo
The New Jewish Cemetery (NJC) was established in the year 1800 - and is still a functioning cemetery today - but to me, it looks more like a primeval forest.
The cemetery seems to be divided into three major sections, loosely based on time period: early (1800-early 1900s); Nazi occupation (1939-1945); and post WW2.
The feeling I experienced in this cemetery was one of overwhelming sadness. I couldn't help but compare this cemetery to the grandiose, manicured Catholic cemeteries in Portugal.
Yes, there are some new and relatively well-tended grave sites - some even have cloth flowers on them - but they seem to be in the minority.
For the most part, trying to get around in this cemetery is like trying to negotiate a primeval forest. Pathways are either cracked or have simply been reclaimed by Nature.
Fallen or fractured tombstones remain so. Bits, pieces and chunks of damaged - and now anonymous - tombstones (from the Nazi period) remain in small heaps strewn around the cemetery.
The cemetery was closed during the Nazi occupation, but that didn't stop the Nazis from pulling down tombstones, ripping open graves, and just tossing bones to the wind.
Today, Hebrew inscriptions on many tombstones have faded into obscurity. Moss has laid a carpet over many of the gravestones ensuring even further anonymity.
For some, there are only wall plaques because after the Nazi occupation, there was nothing left to bury.
Who were these victims? What were their hopes and dreams? What fear, pain and despair did they endure? Whole families wiped out! And, in the end, I wondered if maybe death was a relief to them.
I couldn't even find a stone to put on a grave site, just to say that I remember - not because I'm Jewish (I'm not), not because I knew the person (I didn't), but simply because I'm a human being with feelings for other human beings.
There are very few visitors to this place: a small group of young Orthodox Jewish men were the only ones there when I was there.
The only other living creatures there seemed to be snails - hundreds of them, so I had to tread very carefully so as not to crush these little creatures - and birds, many of which had already left their 'marks' on tombstones.
I rate this site as Excellent, not because of the site itself, but because of the whole spectrum of feelings that this site evokes in me.
I marvel that so many Jewish people are able to keep the faith.
The cemetery seems to be divided into three major sections, loosely based on time period: early (1800-early 1900s); Nazi occupation (1939-1945); and post WW2.
The feeling I experienced in this cemetery was one of overwhelming sadness. I couldn't help but compare this cemetery to the grandiose, manicured Catholic cemeteries in Portugal.
Yes, there are some new and relatively well-tended grave sites - some even have cloth flowers on them - but they seem to be in the minority.
For the most part, trying to get around in this cemetery is like trying to negotiate a primeval forest. Pathways are either cracked or have simply been reclaimed by Nature.
Fallen or fractured tombstones remain so. Bits, pieces and chunks of damaged - and now anonymous - tombstones (from the Nazi period) remain in small heaps strewn around the cemetery.
The cemetery was closed during the Nazi occupation, but that didn't stop the Nazis from pulling down tombstones, ripping open graves, and just tossing bones to the wind.
Today, Hebrew inscriptions on many tombstones have faded into obscurity. Moss has laid a carpet over many of the gravestones ensuring even further anonymity.
For some, there are only wall plaques because after the Nazi occupation, there was nothing left to bury.
Who were these victims? What were their hopes and dreams? What fear, pain and despair did they endure? Whole families wiped out! And, in the end, I wondered if maybe death was a relief to them.
I couldn't even find a stone to put on a grave site, just to say that I remember - not because I'm Jewish (I'm not), not because I knew the person (I didn't), but simply because I'm a human being with feelings for other human beings.
There are very few visitors to this place: a small group of young Orthodox Jewish men were the only ones there when I was there.
The only other living creatures there seemed to be snails - hundreds of them, so I had to tread very carefully so as not to crush these little creatures - and birds, many of which had already left their 'marks' on tombstones.
I rate this site as Excellent, not because of the site itself, but because of the whole spectrum of feelings that this site evokes in me.
I marvel that so many Jewish people are able to keep the faith.
Written 4 May 2016
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EnnisDunn
Surrey58 contributions
May 2018 • Solo
I have been to this graveyard twice during visit here. I am staying quite near and found it on the way to the shopping centre. The first thing that struck me was how beautiful this graveyard with beautiful flowers, trees and birds. I have never seen so many gravestones which is sad but very poignant. The memorial of the wall of tombstones recovered after the wall is very profound. It is a peaceful place to be laid to rest
Written 31 May 2018
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Jana P
Tallinn, Estonia53 contributions
Apr 2018 • Couples
* Be sure to approach from Miodowa street - the cemetery is a closed territory with only one gate and you can get in through ul. Miodowa.
* Free admission but there's a donation box you can use to help
* Men need to cover their heads (covers can be borrowed)
* It looks very different from many other cemeteries for several reasons - find out why (Wikipedia helps)
* Free admission but there's a donation box you can use to help
* Men need to cover their heads (covers can be borrowed)
* It looks very different from many other cemeteries for several reasons - find out why (Wikipedia helps)
Written 10 April 2018
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urano75
Rome, Italy65 contributions
Aug 2015 • Solo
Quiet place in a rather busy district. Trees, grass and simple tombs, simple and essential. Not much variety or decorations. To have a slow walk, observe the stones, read the names, imagine how those interconnected lives could be. Worth a visit, free entrance.
Written 17 August 2015
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Pauline K
Brisbane, Australia690 contributions
Jun 2014 • Couples
Up front, I am Jewish so it will not surprise you how distressing it is to walk into a cemetery that has been put back together as best as possible using the remnants of gravestones that had been desecrated by the Nazi occupation. Heartbreaking.
Written 23 June 2014
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Tomek Darda
Krakow, Poland125 contributions
Feb 2013 • Solo
It's weird seeing reviews saying that it is "just tombs". What else do you expect from a cemetery? :) That said this cemetery is absolutely worthwile to visit. Not as much damaged as the Old Jewish Cemetery it looks more spooky but at the same time maybe even more genuine with very densily placed headstones. And it is a great refuge from the bustling city. Although placed in the centre of the town just few steps from the Jewish Quarter it is always peaceful and got a very meditative feel to it. Visit the tombs of the Polish-Jewish families that used to contribute to the cultural landscape of the country pre WW2, for example the one of Ozjasz Thon; Jew, but at the same time Polish patriot and member of Polish parliament. Remember to wear a fairlid/scullcap (men only).
Written 14 May 2013
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MarcusHurley
Calne, UK10,787 contributions
Sept 2021
Our next stop was the new Jewish cemetery. This was a badly maintained and very overgrown collection of tombs and gravestones and some memorials for the Jews of Krakow. Some were current but most were broken by the Germans and then relocated here, more as a testimony to the annihilation of a culture than as a place to rest in peace. Again, without Google we wouldn't have found the place as there were no signs until we actually arrived.
Written 23 September 2021
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My family name is Sokolik. Some came from Lomza, Poland. Are there any Sokolik’s buried in the New Jewish Cemetery in Krakow?
Written 29 June 2019
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