Gated entryway leading into the Old Jewish Cemetery
Title
Gated entryway leading into the Old Jewish Cemetery
Description
Passing through these gates, visitors could gain access to the first Jewish cemetery in Łódź. Situated on Wesoła Street (the ironically named Joyful Street), the cemetery occupied a space now circumferenced Limanowski, Bazarowa, Rybna and Zachodna Streets. Among others, Dawid Wolf Abbe was buried there. According to existing records, the last burial at the Old Cemetery took place in 1922. Partially devastated during World War II,the cemetery was obliterated in 1949.
Creator
Włodzimierz Pfeiffer
Source
The State Archives in Łódź
Date
1936
Identifier
PL_39_596_559
Tag
cemeteries; Dawid Wolf Abbe
Collection
Citation
Włodzimierz Pfeiffer, “Gated entryway leading into the Old Jewish Cemetery,” Jewish Life in Interwar Łódź , accessed May 1, 2024, https://jewish-lodz.iu.edu/items/show/1949.