First Jewish cemetery
Heritage Sites – Cemeteries
Polska / podlaskie
In the first cemetery the oldest tombstone discovered was from 1870. According to other sources, the oldest tombstone there dates back to 1648. The area, which people refer to as " the land behind the church ”, is built-up and has blocks of flats. Between two blocks there is a hillock with a matzevah with legible inscriptions and several fragments of stone – probably also tombstones. An anonymous Boćki inhabitant claimed in a conversation that there are many matzevahs underground.here and also in the vicinity This person used to operate a digger during the construction of the blocks in the area.
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