Chełm i Gdańsk-Południe
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Chełm i Gdańsk-Południe is in the south-central suburbs of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It was called Danzig-Stolzenberg by the Germans.
The Chelm-Gdansk Cemetery (54º22 18º36) is a 2.3 hectare Jewish cemetery, with graves dating from the 1860s. The cemetery was seriously damaged during the Holocaust and remains in dilapidated condition. The land has been reclaimed by the Jewish community, which has roots in the community going back to at least 1694. The International Jewish Cemetery Project of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies is tracking its restoration. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ International Jewish Cemetery Project Jewish Cemeteries in Poland Beginning with the Letter G
[edit] External links
- Interactive map of Gdansk includes Chełm i Gdańsk-Południe
- Photographs of the Cemetery
- Photographs of the Cemetery
- Jewish Gdansk, including article on Chelm Cemetery
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