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Alternate names: Milejczyce [Pol], Milaytchitz, מילאיצ'יץ [Yid], Miliechitse, Милейчице [Rus]. 52°31' N, 23°08' E, 43 miles S of Białystok, 37 miles NW of Brest (Brest-Litovsk), 17 miles S of Bielsk Podlaski. This village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship in NE Poland is the seat of the administrative district) called Gmina Milejczyce, 21 km (13 mi) NE of Siemiatycze and 67 km (42 mi) S of the regional capital Białystok with a 2008 population of 1,100. Gmina Milejczyce contains the villages and settlements of Biełki, Borowiki, Chańki, Choroszczewo, Choroszczewo-Kolonia, Gołubowszczyzna, Grabarka, Jałtuszczyki, Klimkowicze, Lewosze, Lubiejki, Miedwieżyki, Mikulicze, Milejczyce, Nowosiółki, Osinki, Pokaniewo, Pokaniewo-Kolonia, Rogacze and Sobiatyno. Jews lived in Milejczycach in the 16th century, Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities Before and During the Holocaust" says Jewish settlement was the beginning of the 19th century. In 1857, a wooden synagogue was erected. For many years, Jews were 50% of the population. [photos of synagogue] Scroll down here for Jewish history. [June 2009]
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CEMETERY: Founded in 1865, today the 0.5 hectare cemetery has fragments of a dozen concrete gravestones and gravestones. Partially fenced, the gate has a plaque with the names of Jews exterminated by the Nazis. In January 2009, Luke Baksika recovered and secured a few gravestones made into grinding discs from farms in the vicinity of Milejczyce. video. photos. video. photos. [June 2009]
According to Tomasz Wisniewski's Jewish Bialystok. Ipswich, Mass: The Ipswich Press, 1998 on page 91: The current population of 2,636 has no Jews. Jews settled in Milejczyce in the 16th century. The 1878 Jewish population was 627 out of 1,588. The 1935 Jewish population was 894. The cemetery founded in 1865 is in the S of town on Nurzec Road. The site has "several" indecipherable concrete tombstones. [October 2000]
BOOK: Title: 880-01 Pinkas zikhron yeshene °afar. Published: 1822-1900. Description: 16, [1] leaves ; 52 x 17 cm. LC Call No.: MS. 91. Notes: Cover title. Lewin No. 386. List of the names of the deceased buried in the cemetery of Militsch. The names are listed by Hebrew month, with a protruding tag for each month. The pinkas was made by the order of Menachem Mendil Shòtoller in memory of his parents, presented on 3 Elul 5590 (1830), as recorded on the t.p. On the next page there is a special text of the "Maleh" memorial prayer for the martyrs of 1096 and of 1647-1648, mentioning that among the martyrs were great rabbinical leaders. In the back is a record of some contributions made to the community. The loose page has lists of numbers. Hebrew, with an occasional name written in German. Other authors: Shòtoller, Menaòhem Mendil. Location: Yeshiva University. Special Collections. Rare Books and Manuscripts, New York, N.Y. Control No.: NYYH00-A14 [December 2000]
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Alternate name: Milaytchitz (Yiddish). Milejczyceis located in Bialystok at 52º31 23º08, 60 km from Bialystok. The cemetery is located in S part of the town. Present population is 1,000-5,000, no Jews.
- Town: Urzad Gminy, wojt., Milejczyce, Tel. 5.
- Regional: Wojewodzki Konserwator Zabytkow, ul. Dojlidy Fabryczne 23, Bialystok, Tel. 14-23-32.
The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1935 Jewish population (census) was 894. Rabbi Aron Izaak Tamares lived here. The Orthodox, Conservative, and Progressive/Reform Jewish cemetery was established in 1865 with last known burial 1941. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with a broken fence, but no gate. The approximate size of before WWII was 1.00 hectares and is now 0.40 hectares. This decrease in size is a result of new roads or highways, housing development, and agriculture. Fewer than 20 visible gravestones with less than 25% broken or toppled date from the 20th century. Tombstones are made of concrete, some with portraits on stones. Municipality owns property used for agriculture, recreational use, storage, and waste dump. Adjacent properties are residential. Private visitors stop rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally thereafter. There has been no maintenance, care, or restoration. The greatest threat is incompatible nearby development.
Tomasz Wisniewski, ul. Bema 95/99, Bialystok, Tel. 212-46 completed survey on 10/11/1991. Documentation: personal research. He visited in 1989.