Jewish cemetery Posen / Poznań

The Jewish cemetery in Poznań at ul. Głogowska 26a was established in 1804 after the dissolution of the old cemetery in Musza Góra.

It was completely destroyed during the Second World War/occupation. In 1941, the Germans used some of the gravestones to reinforce the banks of Lake Rusałka, which was under construction.

After the liberation of Poland by the Red Army, the cemetery grounds were built on. Part of the site was used as building land by the Poznań International Trade Fair (MTP). The human remains found during the construction work were reburied in a separate area of the cemetery in Miłostów.

In 2007–2008, thanks to the British Committee for the Preservation and Protection of Jewish Historical Cemeteries and the Jewish community of Poznań, contemporary memorial stones were placed in the cemetery;The memorial stones for the important Talmudic rabbi Akiva Eger (1761-1837), his son and his wife as well as for other Poznań rabbis will be erected on the destroyed burial ground. Fragments of old gravestones found in various parts of the city were placed along the cemetery wall.

At the entrance to the cemetery there are plaques with information in Polish, Hebrew and English. The cemetery is closed by a gate and is not open to the public.