Jewish Cemetery in Milówka

The Jewish cemetery in Milówka is a disused burial ground of the Jewish community, founded around 1891. It lies on the western bank of the Soła, just beyond the bridge on the national road towards Zwardoń, on the slope of Sybirka hill, hidden among greenery.

What this place is

The Jewish community in Milówka was established in 1891, and Jews from nearby Rajcza were also buried in this cemetery. The oldest surviving gravestone dates from 1892 and stands on the grave of Sara Brechner. The inscriptions on the matzevot are in Hebrew, Yiddish, German and Polish. Sources give different numbers of surviving gravestones: from about thirty to about one hundred intact and twenty destroyed. The area is given as between 0.18 and 0.5 ha.

The cemetery is entered in the heritage register, first in 1987 and again in 2022.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Grunwaldzka, Milówka, on the west side of the Soła.
• This is a burial place, so silence and respect are expected; men customarily cover their heads.
• Nearby stands the synagogue in Milówka, about 0.7 km away.