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At present, there are 19 Jewish cemeteries in the Upper Silesian conurbation whose state of preservation varies considerably. As a rule they remain under the case of Congregations of Mosaic Faith and the caretakers assigned by them. Some, however, no longer exist (Dąbrowa Gornicza, Mystowice). Others suffer from great losses and devastation. The most universal type of tombstone is the matzevot, followed by obelisques, sarcophagi and architectonic forms which appear at the turn of the nineteenth century. After World War II many of the graves were marked with cenotaphs commemmorating the murdered inamtes of death camps.