Luže - Jewish cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Luža in East Bohemia was allegedly founded in the middle of the 17th century, near the former execution site. These undignified places far outside the city used to be typical of Jewish cemeteries, and things have not improved much in later times. Only the gallows was replaced by the JZD campus (now Zemědělská společnost).
The oldest surviving tombstones actually date from the 17th century and the largest…