Ada Jews began settling in Ada in the late 18th century. The cemetery also dates back to this period. The first prayer house was opened in the first half of the 19th century. By the end of the 19th century, the community of about 400 members, was based on the Orthodox model. Construction of the new synagogue building was completed in 1896. In Ada functioned also a Jewish school. The community renewed its work after World War II only shortly, until 51 surviving members immigrated to Israel in 1948. The synagogue was destroyed in 1973. A memorial plaque was unveiled in 1994 at the site where the synagogue once stood, at 8a Lenjinova Street. The inscription on the plaque does not mention either the vanished Jewish community, the Holocaust or the suffering of the Jews during World War II. Memorials Details
Bačka Palanka The first Jews settled in Bačka Palanka in 1771. At that time, the Jews of Bačka Palanka did not have their own religious organizations, but were under the jurisdiction of the Jewish community of Neoplanta-Novi Sad. Religious services were carried out in a private home. The Jewish cemetery founded around 1800, is located near Gajdobranski Road. The construction of the synagogue was completed in 1807, at today's address 62 Žarka Zrenjanina Street. On the same street, next to the synagogue, in 1835 were built a ritual bath - mikveh, kosher butchery, and the Jewish elementary school. Before the Second World War, 229 Jews of Neolog faction and about 50 Orthodox Jews lived in the town. The Jews lived in Bačka Palanka until 1948, when the 37 Holocaust survivors, together with their cantor Eugene Gross, moved to Israel. The synagogue was demolished in 1956. A memorial commemorating the perished community was unveiled in 2007, on the site where the synagogue once stood. The cemetery with about 500 gravestones underwent thorough clean-up work in 2015. Memorials Details
Bačka Topola Jews settled in Bačka Topola in 1770. The cemetery dates back to 1835 (according to some sources to 1750).The first synagogue, built around 1840, was located at today's address 20 Glavna Street. The second synagogue was built on the same place in 1863. Over 500 Jews lived in Bačka Topola prior to World War II. Only 98 of them survived the Holocaust. The building of the synagogue was destroyed in the 1950s. No memorial plaque has been installed. The building of the Rabbinate, built at the beginning of 20th century, still exists at the address 16 Glavna Street. Today the building is used by the 'Juhász Erzsébet' Library. There is no memorial plaque on the building. The Jewish cemetery has around 1,800 gravestones. It was neglected for years and exposed to vandalism and thefts of tombstones. Thanks to Mr. Antal Kocsis and a group of enthusiasts gathered around him, the cemetery was cleared of vegetation. Memorials Details
Bački Petrovac Jews settled in Bački Petrovac in 1736. There is no information about the first prayer house, but it is presumed that it existed at the beginning of the 19th century, as there are data on rabbis and cantors dated prior to 1850. In the late 19th century the community adopted an Orthodox orientation. The new building of the synagogue was erected in 1905, on today address 4 Jana Labara Street. Apart from the synagogue, the community also owned a school, a mikveh, a building of the Jewish community and a cemetery. Before the beginning of the Second World War, about a hundred Jews lived in Bački Petrovac. 23 survived the Holocaust. The synagogue was demolished in 1961. There is no memorial-plaque. Memorials Details
Bačko Gradište Jews settled in Bačko Gradište in the late 18th century. At the end of the 19th century, 181 Jews lived in this village. There is data confirming that a Jewish cemetery and a prayer house were founded in the mid-19th century. The new synagogue was erected on Veliki Sokak (Great Street). There was also a school next to the building of the new synagogue, which at the beginning of the 20th century had 31 pupils. Only 6 Jews survived the Holocaust. The synagogue building was demolished in 1956. There is no memorial-plaque. Memorials Details
Bačko Petrovo Selo Data on individual Jews settling in Bačko Petrovo Selo dates back to 1526. Larger number of Jews, settled there in the second half of the 18th century. The cemetery was founded around 1800. The community was orthodox. There were also a Jewish school and a yeshiva. The first synagogue was built in 1854 and the second in 1905. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the community had about 400 members. The cemetery has some 50-75 grave stones. Both synagogues were destroyed after the war, in 1950 and 1951 respectively. There are no memorial-plaques. Memorials Details
Bajmok The first Jewish family settled in 1774 in Bajmok. At the beginning of the 20th century, 163 Jews lived in this village. The cemetery was founded in 1830, at today's address Gajeva Street bb. The synagogue was built in 1896 at today's address, 29 JNA Street. There was also a Jewish school. 29 Jews survived the Holocaust. The synagogue was destroyed in 1948. A memorial plaque was unveiled in 2004 at the place where the synagogue once stood. The inscription on the plaque does not mention the suffering of the Jews during the Holocaust.The cemetery was destroyed in 1963 for the construction of a swimming pool. There is no memorial plaque. Memorials Details
Bečej Jews began settling in Bečej in the 18th century. Already in the first half of the 19th century, there was a Jewish school and a prayer home. There is no accurate information about when the cemetery was founded, it is assumed somewhere in the first half of the 19th century. It is located at 1 Iđoški Road. The Great Synagogue was built in 1883 and the Jewish School in 1886. At that time, about 700 Jews lived in Bečej. Only 48 Jews survived the Holocaust. The synagogue was demolished in 1962. In 2011, two memorial plaques were unveiled on the building of the former Jewish school at 80 Miloš Crnjanski Street (today kindergarten). The inscriptions on them commemorate the existence of the synagogue, the Jewish school and the Jewish community of Bečej. They do not mention or refer to the suffering of Jews and their fate during the Holocaust. Memorials Details
Bogojevo On Jewish community in Bogojevo, a village in the Odžaci municipality in the West Bačka District, not much information can be found. Only 3 members of this community survived the Holocaust. The Jewish cemetery is located at the end of the Roman Catholic cemetery, on Grobljanska Street. For decades, it was in poor condition, covered with plants, neglected, and partially devastated. The area was cleared up and fenced by ESJF in November 2020. Memorials Details
Čantavir Jews began settling in Čantavir in the late 18th century. The Jewish community with school was established in the mid-19th century. The cemetery was founded in 1847. The synagogue was built in 1860. Only 14 Jews survived the Holocaust. The synagogue was destroyed in 1950 and there is not memorial-plaque on the site. There are about 110 graves in the cemetery, only a few from the aftermath of World War II. As a matter of fact, these are empty graves without remains; they are family memorials commemoration the loved ones who perished in the Holocaust. The cemetery in Čantavir is surrounded by courtyards of private houses. It is maintained by Robert who is the only one who has an open passage to the cemetery from his house. Thanks to him, the cemetery is preserved and well-maintained. Memorials Details
Deliblato Deliblato is a village in the municipality of Kovin, in the south Banat District. During the war, the area around the village - Deliblatska Desert, was a training ground for the 7th volunteer SS Division "Prince Eugen", composed of the local German population. On October 9, 1941, 430 Jews were brought to Deliblato from the Banjica camp and murdered. The crime is described in a report by a German officer who commanded the shooting and in the statements of several witnesses. Memorials Details
Kanjiža Jews began settling in Kanjiža in the second half of the 18th century. The cemetery was founded around 1800. The synagogue was built in 1861, on the corner of 1 Bolmanska Street and Dože Đerđa Street. The Jewish school was built in 1867 and was located across the street from the synagogue. The same year, the Jewish kindergarten was established. It was located on the corner of Bolmanska and Drapšinova Streets. At the beginning of the 20th century, 375 Jews lived in this town. The number of Holocaust survivors is 63. The synagogue was demolished in 1948. The building of the kindergarten exists today. On the 50th anniversary of the deportation of Jews from Bačka - on April 26, 1994, the memorial plaque was unveiled at the site of the destroyed synagogue. The memorial-plaque on the building of the Jewish kindergarten was unveiled in 1997. Inscriptions on both memorial plaques do not refer to the suffering of the Jews from the Kanjiža municipality during the Holocaust. The commemoration ceremonies to the Holocaust victims have been held at the site of the former synagogue in Bolmanska Street – from where over 300 Jews from Kanjiža were deported to extermination camps on April 26, 1944. Memorials Details
Kikinda Jews began to settle in the Kikinda district in the first half of the 18th century. The first Jewish religious community was founded in 1800. The same year, the community already had its first synagogue, rabbi, and hazzan. At that time, 198 Jews lived in the town, while Jewish population numbered approximately 550 at the beginning of the 20th century. The second Kikinda synagogue was built in 1880 on today's Dositejeva Street, in the town center. The synagogue was part of the complex that consisted of school, buildings with flats and halls for youth activities. There was also a religious school of Talmud Torah, which had 40 pupils. 45 Kikinda Jews survived the war. The synagogue was first sold in the 1950s, and then demolished in 1953. The memorial plaque was unveiled in 1998 near the site of the destroyed synagogue. The Jewish community Kikinda renewed its activity in 2003. Memorials Details
Mali Iđoš Jews settled in Mali Iđoš at the end of the 18th century. At the beginning of the 20th century the community had 145 members. The Jewish cemetery was founded in 1924. The synagogue was built in place of the old prayer home in 1926. Only 7 Jews survived the Holocaust. The Synagogue was destroyed in 1948. There is no memorial-plaque on the site. The cemetery was destroyed in the early 2000s, and the gravestones were transferred to the Jewish cemetery in Subotica. The area of the former Jewish cemetery was turned into a park.The memorial to the victims erected at the cemetery, was left at the site. Memorials Details
Mol Jews settled in Mol in the late 18th century. The cemetery was established around 1830. At the beginning of the 20th century, about 220 Jews lived in Mol. Two older synagogues were built in 1840 and 1872 respectively. The new synagogue was built in 1892 on the corner of Maršal Tito and Bratstvo i jedinstvo Streets. 11 Jews survived the Holocaust. The synagogue was destroyed in 1960. There is no memorial plaque on the site. Memorials Details
Novi Kneževac Jews began to settle in Novi Kneževac around 1718. The prayer house was built in 1832. The new synagogue was erected between 1910 and 1913 on Zanatlijska Street. There were two Jewish cemeteries, one founded in 1832 and 1910, respectively. The newer cemetery located on 97 Zmaj Jovina Street still exists. Before the Second World War there were about 80 Jews living in Novi Kneževac, only 5 of them survived the Holocaust. The synagogue was destroyed in 1948. The memorial plaque at the site of the destroyed synagogue was unveiled in 1998. Memorials Details
Novi Sad Jews began settling in the first half of the 18th century in the territory of Novi Sad (then called Petrovaradin Šanac). The first synagogue was built in 1717. The old Jewish cemetery was founded in 1717 and was located on the corner of today's Boulevard Mihailo Pupin and Kralja Aleksandra Street.The decree of the Hevra Kadisha was officially approved in 1729. The Jewish community was recognized as the official administrative authority and religious organization of the Jews in the city in 1749. The new cemetery, that still exists, was founded in the early 19th century and the new chapel on the north edge of the cemetery was dedicated in 1905. The fifth synagogue, monumental synagogue was inaugurated in 1909. It was part of a larger architectural complex which included an elementary school and a building for municipal officials. Between the two wars the Jewish community reached its peak; the Jewish Cultural Center, the Jewish Home for the Elderly and Orphans, the Jewish kindergarten were established, several weekly newspapers were published. Out of the pre-World War II Jewish population of Novi Sad of 4,350, only 754 survived the Holocaust. After the war, the Jewish community renewed its work and has been active till the present day. Memorials Details
Pančevo The Jewish community of Pančevo was officially founded in 1870, although the first Jews began settling there in the late 15th century. The Jewish cemetery was founded in 1840 and is still active today. Jewish institutions and organizations were established during the 19th century. Hevra Kadisha was founded in 1833 and Talmud Torah in 1881. The first synagogue was inaugurated in 1876, the second was built between 1907 and 1909, located at today's address 30 Svetislava Kasapinovića Street. Before the beginning of the Second World War, 600 Jews lived in Pančevo. Only 76 of them survived the Holocaust. The synagogue was partially destroyed in 1955, and what was left of it was abandoned and almost completely destroyed in a fire that hit the building in 2007. The Jewish Community Pančevo is still active. Memorials Details
Senta The first Jews settled in Senta in the late 18th century. The community, Hevra Kadisha, prayer house, and school were established in the first half of the 19th century. The synagogue was erected in 1806. The cemetery was officially founded in 1852, although there are older monuments dating back to 1785. Those were transferred from the old cemetery that stood on the Tisza coast. In 1855, a part of the members separated and established an orthodox community that had its own synagogue and mikveh. The new Neolog synagogue with school was built in 1873. There was also a religious school Talmud Torah. The formal division between the two communities occurred in 1915. The Jewish Cultural Center was built in 1925 and the new orthodox synagogue was built in 1929. In the 1920s, there were 1327 Jews living in Senta, the majority belonged to the Orthodox community. The number of Holocaust survivors is 276. The Neolog synagogue on Táncsics Mihály Street was demolished in 1957. The memorial plaque was installed in place of the demolished synagogue in 2001. The inscription does not mention the fate of the local Jewish community during the Holocaust. The orthodox synagogue (23 Boška Jugovića Street) still exists. It is occupied by a sport club Partizan. There is no memorial plaque. Memorials Details
Sombor Jews began settling in Sombor in the 18th century, and the community had its first rabbi already in 1790. The Jewish cemetery was founded in 1803. The first synagogue was built in 1818, and in 1865 a new synagogue was built on the same site – on the corner of Jevrejska and Sinagoga Streets. The Jewish community and the Hevra Kadisha were founded in 1825. In 1925, the orthodox community founded a separate community and built a synagogue on 34 St. Roko Street. Before World War II, 1,200 Jews lived in Sombor. The number of Holocaust survivors is 252. The Neolog synagogue was demolished and there is no memorial-plaque. The building of the orthodox synagogue still stands, however, it is used as an office building of the school "Čistoća i zelenilo." There is no memorial-plaque. The Jewish community of Sombor is still active. Memorials Details
Stara Pazova Jews began settling in Stara Pazova in the 18th century. In 1903, the community purchased the building in 2 Cyril and Methodius Street and used it as a synagogue. There was also a Jewish school. Before the Holocaust, 54 Jews lived in this town. The synagogue building was demolished in 1942. There is no memorial-plaque on the site. Memorials Details
Subotica Jews began settling in Subotica in the second half of the 18th century. At that time, the Hevra Kadisha was established. The cemetery was founded in 1795, at the location 2 Majevička Street. The first synagogue was built in 1817, on Šumska Street, and it was rebuilt in 1850. The building of today's synagogue was built on 6 Jakab and Komor Square in 1902. In that period, the Jewish community divided into two streams. The majority of members joined the Neolog stream, while the minority established an Orthodox community. In 1915, the Orthodox community separated and bought the Hebrew Kadisha building on 15 Frankopanska Street, which was expanded and used as a synagogue. Both buildings exist today. There is no memorial plaque on the building of the orthodox synagogue.The Jewish hospital opened in 1923. Until the Second World War, the Jewish community of Subotica was the fourth largest in Yugoslavia. In the 1930s it numbered about 6,000 members. The number of the Holocaust survivors is 1048. The Jewish Community of Subotica is active today. Memorials Details
Šid Jews started settling in Šid in 1720. It was a small community of some 80 souls. The synagogue was built around 1900 and demolished in 1942. The number of the Holocaust survivors is 25. Memorials Details
Vrbas The Jews settled in this town in 1772. In the 18th century there was a small community (about 50 members) which had a prayer home and school. The cemetery was founded in 1901. The synagogue was built in 1914 and demolished in 1948. In 1986, the cemetery was relocated, and gravestones were transferred to a new location, 4 Oktobarska Street. The remains were exhumed and buried in a common grave in the City Cemetery. Memorials Details
Zasavica Zasavica II or Donja Zasavica is a settlement in the municipality of Sremska Mitrovica, Srem. In mid-October 1941, Germans shot 1057 Jews and about 90 Roma. Among the murdered were 800 Austrian Jews whose remains after the war were excavated and buried at the Jewish Cemetery in Belgrade. The field of Lazar and Mila Ljubičić was chosen to be used for a mass execution of Jews from Šabac and Jewish refugees. Since the murder, the Ljubičićs has planted nothing in that field besides cypress trees in memory of the victims. Lazar and Mila Ljubičić were also proclaimed the Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 1994 for saving the Schossberger family from Temerin. Ljubičić has planted nothing in that field besides cypress trees in memory of the victims. In November 1939, a group of about 1,000 Jewish refugees left Vienna. They were supposed to sail by the Danube River to the Port of Sulina in Romania and from there to Eretz Israel, as part of the Aliiyah Bet (illegal immigration) organized by the Hehalutz movement. On the way, they stopped in Bratislava, Slovakia. There they discovered that there was no ship waiting for them in Romania, and that they could not stay in Bratislava. Through the efforts of the leaders of the Jewish community in Yugoslavia, three riverboats were hired. The refugees (who were joined by about 200 local Jews) continued along the Danube. The riverboats reached the "Iron Gate", (a narrow channel from the Danube to the sea), but the ice halted their progress, so they anchored near Kladovo, a small village in Yugoslavia. There the group stayed on river boats for about 3 months, during a particularly harsh winter. In April, the ice on the river melted, but there was still no ship waiting for them in Sulina, and the Yugoslav company to which the boats belonged was asking them back. The refugees were transported to Kladovo, in the hope that they would be able to continue their journey later. All attempts to find the ship were unsuccessful. At the end of May 1940, the refugees were resettled in Šabac, where there was a small Jewish community. The destination of Eretz Israel seemed more and more distant. The conditions in Šabac were better than those in Kladovo. The refugees were accommodated in a large flour mill and in the homes of the locals. Efforts to still find a way to reach Eretz Israel continued and about 200 children and youth, and several families left Šabac in March 1941. In April 1941, the Germans and their allies invaded Yugoslavia. In July 1941, an uprising broke out in Serbia under the leadership of the communists, which was brutally suppressed by the Germans. Realizing that Berlin's policy was the total liquidation of the Jewish people, the local German regime used the excuse that Jews were communists who had instigated the uprising and killed Jewish men who were imprisoned in concentration camps in the occupied Serbia. This policy was extended to refugees in Šabac. They were transferred to a concentration camp near Šabac, and in October 1941, the men were taken from the camp, shot and thrown into pits near the village of Zasavica. Among those killed were men from a group of refugees, Jews from Šabac, a group of Roma and some Serbs. Memorials Details
Zemun It is assumed that Jews started settling in Zemun in the Middle Ages. However, according to the existing archival material, one can know with certainty that Jews resided in this city in 1726. The cemetery was founded in 1747. Between 1770 and 1780, Hevra Kadisha was established. There were two synagogues. The Ashkenazi synagogue on 5 Rabin Alkalaj Street was inaugurated in 1863 and the Sephardi Synagogue in 1871, at the address 3 Dubrovačka Street. out 1,000 Jews lived in Zemun. In the beginning of the 20th century, the Jewish population numbered around 1000. The number of the Holocaust survivors is 115. The Sephardi synagogue was demolished in 1947, there is no memorial-plaque. Ashkenazi synagogue exists today. The building is used as a restaurant and there is no memorial-plaque. The Jewish Community of Zemun is active today. Memorials Details
Zrenjanin Jews begin settling in Zrenjanin in the mid-18th century. The religious community was founded in 1790, and it was made up of about thirty families. The old cemetery was founded in 1760 and the new in 1828. The first synagogue was completed in 1847, but due to the poor state of the building it was demolished. The religious community, rabbinate and school were founded in 1852. The new synagogue was built in 1896, on the corner of today's streets Sarajlijina and Jevrejska. Next to the synagogue, stood the building of Hevra Kadisha. According to the census of 1900, 1335 Jews lived in Zrenjanin. The number of the Holocaust survivors is 84. The synagogue was destroyed in 1941, the memorial-plaque was unveiled in 1997. The Jewish Community of Zrenjanin is still active. Memorials Details