The Jewish cemetery in Kalinowskiego Street, located in the territory of today's Central Park (Polish: Park Centralny), was founded in the 18th century – probably in 1761 or 1764. It was closed in 1890, however people were still buried there in 1941.

Originally, the cemetery had avenues and was divided into sections. It was a burial site for a number of rabbis and other important members of the Białystok Jewish community. Among those buried here were Rabbi Kalman (died 1789), Hasidic rabbi Mojżesz Wolf (died 1830), and a rich merchant and philanthropist by the name of Isaac Zabłudowski (died 1865).

During World War II, the cemetery was destroyed by the Germans. After the war the grounds of the cemetery were covered with a layer of soil and Central Park was created there. Although the territory is 2 ha, only two tombstones have been preserved to this day. The only grave which has survived was moved to the cemetery in Wschodnia Street in September 2007.