Genealogy Projects tagged with prostejov on the Geni Family Tree

Recovering the Lost Jewish Cemetery of Prostějov, Czechia (formerly Prossnitz, Moravia)

The "Old" Jewish cemetery of Prostějov was in use from 1801 until 1908. There was an even older cemetery, but it was completely demolished in the 19th century. Most of the town's Jewish population perished in the Holocaust, with most the approximately 200 survivors leaving the country after World War II. All of the 1,924 tombstones were desecrated circa 1943 and disappeared following World War ...