Until the end of the 19th century, the buildings of Głogów were tightly packed and made of wood. This contributed to subsequent fires, including: in 1846, among others, two synagogues, a mikvah and a fence around the Jewish cemetery were destroyed in a fire. In 1870, the Jewish community had 1,399 believers. In 1900, there were 1,167 people, and 962 Jews lived in Głogów itself.

In 1919, anti-Jewish riots broke out in the city, caused by peasants from nearby villages and poor town residents, who looted Jewish shops and houses. In 1921, 648 Jews lived here.

After the outbreak of World War II, Głogów was captured by the Germans. In 1941, the Jewish population from Raczków and surrounding villages, as well as from the vicinity of Kolbuszowa, was resettled here. In 1942, the Germans created a ghetto; they liquidated it in the same year, taking the prisoners to the ghetto in Rzeszów.

The Description

The new Jewish cemetery in Głogów Małopolski was founded at the beginning of the 20th century at what is now Partyzantów street (plots nos. 2540, 2536/1, including part of 2536/3). Until 1939, approximately 120 people were buried in the necropolis. Unfortunately, after World War II, the area was permanently transformed. Currently, there are single-family buildings and a forest. There are no traces of the former cemetery, including tombstones and a pre-burial home.

Author of the note: Magda Lucima

Właściciel praw autorskich do opisu: Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN.