POLICE JEWISH CEMETERY
The oldest tombstone in the Jewish cemetery in Police near the Housenka forest dates back to 1681.
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On the southern outskirts of the village of Police there is a preserved Jewish cemetery, which was established no later than sometime in the 17th century. There are about 300 stones and some of them are even of baroque and classical type with very interesting symbolism. One item that is certainly unique is the tombstone of Moshe Tzvi Hirschkron (1842) with the motif of the figure of Moses holding the tablets of the Ten Commandments. It highlights the fact that Moshe, the namesake of the biblical Moses, is buried here, fulfilling the commandments given by the Torah. The oldest legible tombstone is from 1681. A mortuary with a vaulted loggia stands at the entrance to the cemetery.
Photo: Roman Šulc
