Jewish cemetery (Šafov)
The Jewish cemetery in Šafov in the South Moravian district of Okres Znojmo in the Czech Republic was established towards the end of the 17th century.
There was a Jewish community in the village from the second half of the 17th century , which was concentrated in the Jewish quarter and originally comprised 126 houses, of which only ten are preserved today. The synagogue , built in 1821/22, was destroyed by the National Socialist rulers during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia .
In the cemetery with an area of 5013 m² there are still 920 gravestones ( Mazevot ) preserved, the oldest are from 1720.
The Austrian politicians Hertha Firnberg , Bruno Kreisky and Johannes Hahn have Jewish ancestors in Šafov.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Police , section Šafov, online at: www2.holocaust.cz / ... ( Memento of the original dated December 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "The Jew from Schaffa" on ilsekrumpoeck.at
Web links
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