Jozefow 2005-06-30
On 30th June 2005 a group of Jewish students from the US visited the Jozefow high school. The purpose of their travel across Europe was to visit the places where their ancestors had lived. The information gathered during this journey will be used to prepare an on-line data base of places connected more »
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Mszczonów 2005-06-23
During the night from the 21st to the 22nd of June 2005 nine bays of the fence of the Mszczonów Jewish cemetery were stolen. A part of the cemetery was fenced in 2004, thanks to the Foundation efforts and Ms. Renata Singer’s generosity.
Apart from the police, also the Ministry of Interior more »
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Zielona Gora 2005-06-23
On 24th of June 2005 the matzevot that had been discovered in a park adjoining the Zielona Góra Jewish cemetery were excavated and deposited in the pre-funeral chapel on the cemetery. The tombstones will be now cleaned and catalogued, and afterwards they will return to the cemetery. All the more »
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Leżajsk 2005-06-22
On 21st June 2005 the Foundation regained the ownership of the Jewish cemetery in Leżajsk, where the famous tzadik Elimelech is buried. Every year, on the anniversary of his death, Leżajsk is visited by thousands of Chassids.
Elimelech of Leżajsk (a son of Eleazar Lipman and a brother more »
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Mszczonow 2005-06-22
The second stage of fencing the Mszczonów Jewish cemetery will soon be started. On the 21st of June 2005 representatives of the Foundation together with rabbi Josef Singer visited Mszczonów and have set the details of the location of the fence an the gate. Mowing grass and cleaning up the more »
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Hajnówka 2005-06-16
On 16th of June 2005 cleanup works on the 19th century Jewish cemetery in Hajnówka have started. The cemetery is picturesquely located in the woods and the matzevot are very well preserved. Their condition allows to rewrite the names and to make a list of people buried there.
The works were more »
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Siemiatycze 2005-06-15
On 15th of June 2005 the ceremony of unveiling a memorial plague commemorating the Jewish community took place in Siemiatycze. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Foundation, the Town’s authorities and guests such as rabbi Zelig Avrasin (a deputy of the rabbi of Warsaw), more »
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Kolno 2005-06-10
At the end of June 2005, thanks to the Foundation’s initiative, the Jewish cemetery in Kolno will be fenced. The idea of fencing the cemetery was first discussed in August 2004 when a representative of the Foundation together with rabbi Shlomo Besser met with the Kolno Mayor.
The beautifully more »
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