Jewish settlements have been documented in Nosetín from the 18th century, but only a few Jewish families lived there. More Jews lived in nearby Květuš: in the beginning of the 18th century, there was a wine distiller, a tanner, a leather merchant, a furrier, and two street merchants, and there were probably six Jewish families living in the village. In 1783 there were 6 Jewish families living here. The last four Jews are indicated in the census of 1900.
The synagogue in Květuš was built sometime during the 18th century, but the exact date is not known. Worship took place here until the end of the 19th century, then later an apartment was established in the synagogue. Before the Second World War, the Lewerstein family lived here but moved to England in the 1930’s. The apartment was then a residence for several other non-Jewish families. Around 1972, the former synagogue was demolished, and the remnants of its perimeter masonry were incorporated into the walls of the adjacent garage.
The Jewish cemetery is located on the road leading from Květuš to Nosetín, technically within Nosetín, about one kilometer southeast of the village. It was founded in the early 18th century, around 1722. Up until then, local Jews were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Jistebnice. Burials took place here during the interwar period as well, with the last alleged funeral in 1929. The cemetery covers an area of 1453 square meters and holds 45 preserved tombstones dated from 1722. All that remains of the mortuary are the perimeter walls. The cemetery is freely accessible.
Interesting: One tombstone preserved in the cemetery bears the symbol of an angel. Tombstones decorated with carved angels are not too frequent; they can be seen, for example, at the new Jewish cemetery in Hostouň near Kladno, in the Jewish cemetery in Veselice near Mladá Boleslav, and in south Bohemia in Písečné near Slavonice. Angels, or messengers, are understood as part of traditional Judaism.