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11. The Jewish cemetery in Šeduva

During the implementation of the project “The Lost Shtetl” in 2013-2014, the old Jewish cemetery of
Šeduva town in Žvejų street, occupying the area of 1,3 hectares, was restored. Šeduva residents of Jew-
ish descent were buried in this cemetery until World War II – about 1,3 thousand monuments or their
parts were found in its terri-
tory. After the restoration of
monumental stones from 800
graves, 400 were identified,
the oldest of which dates back
to 1812; the latest, to 1936.
Unrecoverable and unrecog-
nizable fragments of tomb-
stones and their parts were
placed in a sculptural compo-
sition in the shape of the Star
of David – a lapidarium.
Žvejų St., Šeduva,
Radviliškis dist.
55.74779, 23.77158

12. The monument to Jews of Šeduva

On October 9, 2015, the monument dedicated to all Jews of Šeduva, created by the sculptor Romas
Kvintas, was unveiled in the centre of the town of Šeduva. The sculpture of the young girl stands in
front of a high stela with the inscription in three languages “To the Jews of Šeduva”. The town quickly
accepted the girl’s sculpture. The abstract number of local deaths acquires a human face.
Laisvės Sq., Šeduva, Radviliškis dist.