The first Jews most likely came to Dolní Bolíkov after 1670, then in the 1830’s and 1940’s there were more than 160 Jews living here. The Jewish community was founded at the beginning of the 18th century and was abolished in 1891. Ghetto. In the 18th century, there were more than 20 Jewish houses apparently concentrated northeastern part of the village. About half of them have survived.
The synagogue built in the first quarter of the 18th century was mostly demolished in 1899-1900.
The Jewish cemetery was most likely founded at the end of the 17th century. It is located 500 meters southwest of the village at the edge of the forest. The oldest surviving tombstone dates from 1701 and is inscribed to Aaron, son of Jakob Austerlitz, while the youngest tombstone from 1932 is inscribed to Regina Kollmann. Altogether, there are about 130 tombstones preserved on an area of 732 square meters, and the simple mortuary has been repaired. The cemetery is freely accessible.
Interesting: The publicist Heinrich Mayer (1835 Dolní Bolíkov - 1905) is buried here. He spent most of his life in Vienna, where he founded the famous Neues Wiener Tagblatt newspaper, on which he later collaborated.