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| Location | : | Jaunjelgava, Jaunjelgavas Novads, Latvia |
| Description | : | The old Jewish cemetery has 3000 graves, 700 tombstones, the chapel, the cholera cemetery and memorial for Holocaust victims. The cemetery was established in 1848. After the WWII the remains of Jaunjelgava Jews that perished in Holocaust were reburied in the North-East part of the cemetery. By the middle of 1950s the cemetery was covered with thick bushes, the boundaries weren't visible. Nothing has been done to change the situation, and by the end of 1980s the forest almost overtook the cemetery; some of the trees even grew through the tombstones. The Chapel has lost its roof presumably during the... Read More |
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Where is Jaunjelgava Jewish Cemetery?
Jaunjelgava Jewish Cemetery is located at No GPS information available Add GPS12 Meza iela Jaunjelgava, Jaunjelgavas Novads ,Zemgale ,Latvia.
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