CEMETERY
OF DRAMA
General View of the Cemetery
Area
Historical Data: Drama
has two Jewish cemeteries. Today, only one Jewish family lives in
Drama. The
Jewish Community of Drama was dissolved
after the Holocaust.
Area/Capacity:
The largest cemetery is 934 sq. m. and the other is 840 sq. m.
Actual Condition: Both
cemeteries are fenced. Part of the surrounding wall has collapsed.
Corrosion has
damaged many of the tombs.
Necessary Restoration Works:
The cemeteries need to be cleaned up, and the tombs need conservation
works. Internal paths as well
as the surrounding wall have to be constructed.
Estimated Cost:
41 million drs. ($117,000 US)
Kol haKEHILA thanks the Central
Board of Jewish Communities in Greece and the International Survey for
Jewish Monuments for some of the information on this page. |