gates of newly rebuilt and re-consecrated Brzostek's Jewish cemetery Poland bags containing remembrance stones

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gates of newly rebuilt and re-consecrated Brzostek's Jewish cemetery Poland bags containing stones,,Poles and Jews restore the Jewish cemetery of Brzostek The Jewish cemetery in Brzostek, called “kierkut” by the local Christian community, was probably established in the mid-19th century Before World War Two the cemetery was surrounded by a wooden fence, with the entrance gate 446 people were buried in the cemetery in the years 1894-1938. During World War Two the Nazis executed Jews in the cemetery. Victims were buried in mass graves. Recently initiated by Dr Jonathan Webber Oxford university, the cemetery was surrounded with a metal fence. About seventy gravestones found all around Brzostek were placed on concrete pedestals. A monument was also funded to commemorate the Jews of Brzostek

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Location: Brzostek's Jewish cemetery Poland
Photo credit: © David Collingwood / Alamy / Afripics
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