History

In 1859 the Old Jewish Cemetery St. Pölten was opened, one year later a ceremonial hall was built. According to the death files 583 burials took place until the closure in 1906. 1935 the ceremonial hall was demolished and the vacant plot was used as a pasture.

Following the "Anschluss" in 1938 the cemetery was "aryanized" by the city of St. Pölten: the tombstones were taken by the urban cemetery administration for unknown use – all were removed. In 1943 the city built a barrack on the “free” space used by the nearby Kindergarten.

In 1953 the IKG Vienna, as legal successor of the IKG St. Pölten, got the cemetery back again. After deconstruction of the barrack the IKG erected a memorial stone in 1968.

As part of the soon to come redesign of the Old Jewish Cemetery St. Pölten a GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) has been carried out, which shows the graves exact positions and the structures of the ceremonial hall.

Preseumably already in 1859 the nursing- and burial-scoiety Chewra Kadischa was founded - officially established in 1894. This society administrated the Jewish Cemetery while the IKG was the owner.