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The oldest preserved tombstones date from the 2nd half of the 17th century. There are about a thousand tombstones, including valuable examples of baroque and classicist types. The old Jewish cemetery was established after 1450 in the area north of the Usov castle. This cemetery was destroyed during the Thirty Years War. Around 1645 a new cemetery was founded near the ghetto. Graves of important figures and learned rabbis still attract well-informed visitors from our country and from abroad.
The Usov synagogue was built in 1784 and was used for religious purposes until 1938. During the Kristallnacht Nazis burnt down its furnishings and also library and archives. Most members of the Jewish community escaped from Usov in late 1930s. Those who stayed perished in the Holocaust. After WWII the Jewish community was not renewed and the synagogue was sold to the Bohemian Brethren Evangelical Church, which used it as a prayer room. In 1993 Nina Hofmann from England bought back the building and transferred it to the Jewish community. Mrs. Hofmann’s Jewish ancestors used to live in Usov in 18th and 19th century. Renovation of the synagogue including the restoration of the original paintings and liturgical inscriptions on the wall took almost 15 years. In 2007 the Federation of Jewish Communities asked members of the Foundation Respect and Tolerance to prepare and operate the permanent museum in the Usov synagogue. The synagogue and museum display, which includes also Respect and Tolerance library and archives was reopened in June 2008 - 70 years after it was devastated during the Kristallnacht in 1938. Visitors can also view the Jewish cemetery which was founded in 17th century not far from synagogue.
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The oldest preserved tombstones date from the 2nd half of the 17th century. There are about a thousand tombstones, including valuable examples of baroque and classicist types. The old Jewish cemetery was established after 1450 in the area north of the Usov castle. This cemetery was destroyed during the Thirty Years War. Around 1645 a new cemetery was founded near the ghetto. Graves of important figures and learned rabbis still attract well-informed visitors from our country and from abroad.
The Usov synagogue was built in 1784 and was used for religious purposes until 1938. During the Kristallnacht Nazis burnt down its furnishings and also library and archives. Most members of the Jewish community escaped from Usov in late 1930s. Those who stayed perished in the Holocaust. After WWII the Jewish community was not renewed and the synagogue was sold to the Bohemian Brethren Evangelical Church, which used it as a prayer room. In 1993 Nina Hofmann from England bought back the building and transferred it to the Jewish community. Mrs. Hofmann’s Jewish ancestors used to live in Usov in 18th and 19th century. Renovation of the synagogue including the restoration of the original paintings and liturgical inscriptions on the wall took almost 15 years. In 2007 the Federation of Jewish Communities asked members of the Foundation Respect and Tolerance to prepare and operate the permanent museum in the Usov synagogue. The synagogue and museum display, which includes also Respect and Tolerance library and archives was reopened in June 2008 - 70 years after it was devastated during the Kristallnacht in 1938. Visitors can also view the Jewish cemetery which was founded in 17th century not far from synagogue.