Jewish Cemetery Pécs

Pécs had a lively Jewish community with four synagogues in the nineteenth century. In 1941, there were still 3,500 Jewish residents. In May 1944, they were gathered in a ghetto in the town to be deported to Auschwitz in July. Today, the city once again has a small Jewish community that manages the Jewish cemetery on Szív u. 2.

The oldest tombstone is from 1830. Much of it is still in good condition and contains Hebrew, Yiddish, German and Hungarian inscriptions. Several tombstones contain references to the Holocaust, such as the mention of Auschwitz as a place of death. A monument to Holocaust victims has also been erected in the cemetery. Commemorations take place here regularly.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Koos Winkelman