The Jewish cemetery in Kędzierzyn-Koźle was established in November 1814, in 1822 a funeral home was erected on the cemetery, and in 1875 a well was built.
The cemetery was closed by the Nazis in 1933 and then taken over by the Gestapo in 1943.
After the war, in 1948, the Provincial Council for the province Śląsko-Dąbrowski issued an order to remove German inscriptions (including tombstones) from the cemetery. In 1950, there were black granite and marble matzevot at the cemetery (Romuald Żabicki's account). After this time, the cemetery was successively robbed and destroyed by the local community.
The city's attempt to tidy up the cemetery in 1980 resulted only in subsequent thefts committed by the inhabitants, who then fell victim to the new fence of the cemetery.
The last attempt to secure the cemetery has paid off. A cemetery with an area of 0.28 ha was fenced with a net with a gate. The gate is locked with a padlock, and on one of the leaves there is a sign - No admission to unauthorized persons. I wonder who invented it and who he thinks is authorized to enter the cemetery.
Securing the cemetery area was a spectacular success for the city. Well, in the fenced area, several broken and damaged tombstones were secured.