The Jewish cemetery in Wodzisław was established in 1692. During the Second World War, the Germans executed people of Jewish origin in the cemetery. The necropolis was destroyed during the construction of the Warsaw-Krakow road. A road was led through its center.
In 1988, thanks to the efforts of the then Minister of Culture, prof. Aleksander Krawczuk, became interested in the Nissenbaum Family Foundation. After examining the condition of the Jewish cemetery in Wodzisław, the Foundation applied in September 1988 for permission to fence its remains. At first, the local authorities refused. However, the area was secured in December 1988. At that time, a fence was built, and at the same time a monument was designed
Today in the cemetery there is an obelisk in honor of the victims of the Holocaust, erected thanks to the initiative of the Nissenbaum Foundation. It is dedicated to the memory of 3,700 Jews - inhabitants of Wodzisław, murdered by the Nazis during World War II. Some of them were taken from Wodzisław to extermination camps, some were shot in the town, and over 300 people were murdered in the cemetery.