Alternate names: Sulejów [Pol], Suliyov, סולייוב [Yid], Silev [Yid], Suleyov, Сулеюв [Rus], Siliyov, Silov. 51°22' N, 19°53' E, 9 miles ESE of Piotrków Trybunalski. 1900 Jewish population: 1,881. Yizkor: Pinkas ha-kehilot; entsiklopediya shel ha-yishuvim le-min hivasdam ve-ad le-aher shoat milhemet ha-olam ha-sheniya: Poland vol. 1: The communities of Lodz and its region (Jerusalem, 1976). In central Poland with 6,375 inhabitants in 2004, the town in Łódź Voivodeship since 1999 was previously in Piotrków Voivodeship (1975-1998) was partially destroyed by the Luftwaffe in September 1939. Jewish history. The cemetery was established in 1839. [July 2009]
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Sulejow is located in Piotrkow at 52°22 49°52, 9 km from Piotrkow. The cemetery is located at Podde Str. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.
- Town: Urzad Miasta i Gminy, ul. Gorna 16; tel. 12551.
- Regional: region Konserwator Zabytkow Piotrkow, ul. Armii Czerwonej 29; tel. 5646.
1921 Jewish population was 2133. The unlandmarked Orthodox Jewish cemetery was established in probably 1st half of 19th century. The isolated urban crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, there are no stones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. The cemetery property is used for recreation (park, playground, or sports field). Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and agricultural. The cemetery boundaries have not changed since 1939. Occasionally, local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. At the cemetery, there has been no maintenance.
Jan Pawet Woronczak, Sandomierska Str. 21 m. 1, 02-567 Warszawa; tel. 49-54-62 completed survey. [date?]