Jewish Cemetery of Sabile
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Jewish Cemetery of Sabile

Also known as Ebreju kapi

Sabile, Talsu Novads, Kurzeme, Latvia

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    Sabile, Talsu Novads, Kurzeme Latvia
    Coordinates: 57.05142, 22.57359
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The Jewish Cemetery of Sabile was opened when the Chevra Kadisha of Sabile was registered in 1809. In the 19th century, the majority of the citizens of Sabile were Jewish. The primary synagogue of Sabile was completed in 1890 (today, it houses the Sabile Tourist Information and Cultural Center). Many Jews of Sabile were deported to Russia in 1915 and not all returned (Sabile lost over half of its population between 1910 and 1920). During the Nazi occupation, the Jews of Sabile were rounded up and executed on August 6, 1941, effectively exterminating the local Jewish community.

After the war, the Jewish cemetery fell into disrepair. It was used, at times, as a pasture; some gravestones were stolen, others had fallen, were broken or buried. In 2017, the German association LOT e. V. (Life of Tomorrow) began the documentation and rehabilitation of the cemetery: discovering, cleaning, and uprighting the gravestones as well as repairing the cemetery wall (see www.friedhofsprojekt.de).
The Jewish Cemetery of Sabile was opened when the Chevra Kadisha of Sabile was registered in 1809. In the 19th century, the majority of the citizens of Sabile were Jewish. The primary synagogue of Sabile was completed in 1890 (today, it houses the Sabile Tourist Information and Cultural Center). Many Jews of Sabile were deported to Russia in 1915 and not all returned (Sabile lost over half of its population between 1910 and 1920). During the Nazi occupation, the Jews of Sabile were rounded up and executed on August 6, 1941, effectively exterminating the local Jewish community.

After the war, the Jewish cemetery fell into disrepair. It was used, at times, as a pasture; some gravestones were stolen, others had fallen, were broken or buried. In 2017, the German association LOT e. V. (Life of Tomorrow) began the documentation and rehabilitation of the cemetery: discovering, cleaning, and uprighting the gravestones as well as repairing the cemetery wall (see www.friedhofsprojekt.de).

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