Mr Romie Tager Dr Jonathan Webber and Deacon of the Brzostek Parish, Fr. Dr Jan Cebulak,Adam Bartosz, Rabbi Michael Schudrich

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Mr Romie Tager Dr Jonathan Webber and Deacon of the Brzostek Parish, Fr. Dr Jan Cebulak,Adam Bartosz, Rabbi Michael Schudrich at ceremony for the re-consecration Brzostek's Jewish cemetery Poland,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 Jewish cemetery in south-eastern Poland
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