At the end of the 19th century, flooding of the Tisza River stopped as a result of regulation. Jewish merchants and craftspeople settled here soon after. Most of the Jewish population (250 people) was killed in the Holocaust. The survivors emigrated to other countries. The memory of the former Jewish community is preserved by the Jewish cemetery.

Jewish cemetery and Holocaust memorial
(Cigánd, Iskola u.)
The cemetery was used until 1940. 70 years after the deportations, the municipality of Cigánd decided to honor the memory of the victims and the onetime Jewish residents, erecting a Holocaust memorial. The monument was created by sculptor Sandor Varga Czigándi, and installed in July of 2015.

Sources:
www.bodrogkoz.com
Cigánd Wikipédia
Cigánd története Wikipédia
www.cigand.hu
Photo: Juhász István