| RABKA: Rabka-Zdrój: Małopolskie |
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US Commission No. POCE0000755 Rabka is located in voivodship of Nowy Sacz at 49º37N º19.57E, 64 km. from Krokow, 18 km. from Nowy Targ, and 66 km. from Nowy Soyer. Cemetery is on Slonecsna Street in the young forest. Present population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
1921 Orthodox and Progressive/Reform Jewish population was 172. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. The isolated suburban hillside has a sign or marker in Hebrew and local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with a continuous fence with non-locking gate. The cemetery is 0.1 ha. No stones are visible. OR The granite, sandstone, and concrete have Hebrew and Polish inscriptions. [sic] The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Holocaust victims. The cemetery contains marked and unmarked mass graves. The property used as a Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent property is a young forest. Rarely, local residents and private visitors stop. It was vandalized during World War II. Local/municipal authorities and the Sisters Peller Private Foundation cleared vegetation, fixed wall, and fixed gate in 1989. No care. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Security (uncontrolled access) is a moderate threat. Weather erosion and vandalism is a slight threat. Vegetation is a serious threat. Greenery is breaking the concrete slabs. Pietr Antoniak, ul. Dobra 5m36, 05-800 Pruszkow [see: Bobowa] completed survey on September 5, 1992 and visited the site on August 22, 1992.
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| Last Updated on Monday, 05 July 2010 06:18 |


