CEMETERY
OF XANTHI
Left: The gate of the cemetery
Right: Broken and destroyed tombs
Historical Data: Xanthi
has a Jewish cemetery dating back several hundreds of years. No Jews
have lived in
Xanthi since the Holocaust.
Area/Capacity:
1,300 sq. m.
Actual Condition: The
cemetery is fenced but the tombs are in a bad state of preservation, since
it has been
neglected over the years.
Necessary Restoration Works:
Cleaning and conservation works are needed.
Estimated Cost: 5 million
drs. ($14,000 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. |
