Jewish Cemetery (Cmentarz Zydowski)
A beautiful, nostalgic place
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This quiet ghostly place - more forest than graveyard exudes a quiet peacefulness which belies the fate of the jewish community of Eastern Europe during the second World War. On my visit to Poland, with its terrifying monuments to man's insanity, this tranquil place felt like one of my only encounters with the 'community' which was so tragically destroyed. Here at last were actual Jews - or at least their physical remains! Unlike Auschwitz, Maidanek and Treblinka here was tangible evidence of their existence, their names, dates of birth and death and even clues about their lifestyle. I felt that, finally, I was meeting the Jews of Poland - those who were priveleged to live their lives and end them with dignity of burial. Stark contrast to those whose lives went up in smoke! The physical beauty of this place is charming, the history of the graves amazing and even the steamy sewer covers tell their own tale of the interface between the Ghetto and the outside city. A 'must visit' place!!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 01 2007
This place is a very sad evidence of the Jewish history .To be able to see that cemetery ,give me the idea of the Jewish suffering.WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET !.
Reviewed by: john from on Jan 14 2006
I will state at the outset that I am a fan of cemeteries. I was in Poland in Oct. 2005 and was told the Jewish Cemetery should be a destination. It was peak autumn and the light was dappled with the movement of golden, crimson, and green leaves falling over the toppled gravestones. The cemetery is so old that tree trunks have literally grown around the headstones in a macabre embrace. It seems to go on forever; this forest of remembrances. The velvet lichen sometimes obscures the Hebrew letterings and dates and the pathways are all but unrecognizable. One wanders as if lost in a strange and eerie fairy tale.
Reviewed by: MoonTrout from on Nov 05 2005
Don't know why this place would rate as a top attraction in Warsaw. It is neither a best attraction overall (Lazienki Park, the Old Town, the Palace of Culture or Krakowski Przedmiesci Street would have to take that coveted spot), nor a top Jewish related place (the Ghetto Monument, the real Umschlag Platz - ask a Warsaw native, like we did to show it to you, as it is about 100 yards away from the monument), are all better.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Feb 28 2005
When I seen this place, i was stunned but i loved it. it was a place to remember what they had gone through just for being different
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Nov 08 2004
A beautiful, nostalgic place
Back to Jewish Cemetery (Cmentarz Zydowski)
This quiet ghostly place - more forest than graveyard exudes a quiet peacefulness which belies the fate of the jewish community of Eastern Europe during the second World War. On my visit to Poland, with its terrifying monuments to man's insanity, this tranquil place felt like one of my only encounters with the 'community' which was so tragically destroyed. Here at last were actual Jews - or at least their physical remains! Unlike Auschwitz, Maidanek and Treblinka here was tangible evidence of their existence, their names, dates of birth and death and even clues about their lifestyle. I felt that, finally, I was meeting the Jews of Poland - those who were priveleged to live their lives and end them with dignity of burial. Stark contrast to those whose lives went up in smoke! The physical beauty of this place is charming, the history of the graves amazing and even the steamy sewer covers tell their own tale of the interface between the Ghetto and the outside city. A 'must visit' place!!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 01 2007
This place is a very sad evidence of the Jewish history .To be able to see that cemetery ,give me the idea of the Jewish suffering.WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET !.
Reviewed by: john from on Jan 14 2006
I will state at the outset that I am a fan of cemeteries. I was in Poland in Oct. 2005 and was told the Jewish Cemetery should be a destination. It was peak autumn and the light was dappled with the movement of golden, crimson, and green leaves falling over the toppled gravestones. The cemetery is so old that tree trunks have literally grown around the headstones in a macabre embrace. It seems to go on forever; this forest of remembrances. The velvet lichen sometimes obscures the Hebrew letterings and dates and the pathways are all but unrecognizable. One wanders as if lost in a strange and eerie fairy tale.
Reviewed by: MoonTrout from on Nov 05 2005
Don't know why this place would rate as a top attraction in Warsaw. It is neither a best attraction overall (Lazienki Park, the Old Town, the Palace of Culture or Krakowski Przedmiesci Street would have to take that coveted spot), nor a top Jewish related place (the Ghetto Monument, the real Umschlag Platz - ask a Warsaw native, like we did to show it to you, as it is about 100 yards away from the monument), are all better.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Feb 28 2005
When I seen this place, i was stunned but i loved it. it was a place to remember what they had gone through just for being different
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Nov 08 2004
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