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| KISSZENTMIHÁLY JEWISH CEMETERY (BUDAPEST DISTRICT XV) ADDRESS: Bártfa útca 27, 1162 Budapest, Hungary LO TISHKACH ID NO.: 1136 |
Cemetery Established: Mid-19th century
Jewish Community Established: 9th – 11th century
Present Usage of Cemetery: Unprotected Jewish cemetery. No funerals have taken place at the site since the 1940s.
Location & Demarcation:Located at the end of Bártfa street on the outskirts of Budapest, the Kisszentmihály Jewish cemetery is accessible via the adjacent Christian cemetery. It is neither fenced nor otherwise demarcated or signposted. Access is completely open and litter can be found at the site. The cemetery is surrounded by wide open areas and a residential street, which could be a possible site of future development. The immediate proximity to a reasonably well-kept Christian cemetery might grant a certain level of protection from further decay.
Gravestones: Between 50 and 80 gravestones are located in the cemetery, about 20 of which are toppled and/or broken.
History of the Jewish Community: While Jewish presence in the area of present-day Budapest can be traced back to the Roman Empire, the city’s first Jewish community was established in Buda in the 11th century. A synagogue was built in 1307. Over the centuries, the Jewish population was periodically expelled and then allowed to return, until a permanent Jewish presence was established in 1715. During the late 19th and early 20th century, the community grew and played a major role in the development of the city. About half of Budapest’s 200,000 Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Today, the community has some 80,000 members.
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Source: Cemetery survey carried out by Lo Tishkach Research Co-ordinator Andreas Becker in February 2009.
