The first Jews in Tállya arrived at the end of the 17th century with an interest in grape cultivation and wine production. The merchants and craftspeople formed a thriving Jewish community. In the early 20th century, Tállya was home to three synagogues. Today only the cemetery is the sole reminder of the once influential community.

The first Jews in Tállya arrived at the end of the 17th century with an interest in grape cultivation and wine production. The merchants and craftspeople formed a thriving Jewish community. In the early 20th century, Tállya was home to three synagogues. Today only the cemetery is the sole reminder of the once influential community.

The destroyed synagogue
(1964. Hungarian Museum of Architecture, and Archives)

The Jewish cemetery in Tállya
(Tállya, a few km-s from the village center)
The ohel (Jewish tombs) in the cemetery contains the graves of the two wonder rabbis, Gerson Rosembaum and his son, Lipót.
The extremely neglected cemetery was rediscovered in 2020 by photographer Bence Illyés, and was honorably and graciously restored through civil collaboration. Among the hundreds of graves, there are hassidic and also sephardic resting places.

Sources:
tokajturizmus.hu
Illyés Bence: A csodák vándorai / facebook/
Zemplén TV: Egyhektáros területen kezdték meg Tállyán az elfeledett zsidó temető takarítását /2020/
Csejdi Júlia: A tállyai zsidó közösség és zsinagógájuk története /2020./