Jewish cemeteries

10,000 Jewish Cemeteries in Eastern and Central Europe are in Danger of Destruction and Urgently Need Preservation

Thanks to the mapping project many Jewish cemeteries whose existence had been unknown were discovered.

Polish Cops Nab Vandal in Jewish Cemetery

Police officers in Poland arrested a man whom they said they had caught desecrating Jewish tombstones. The suspect, who was not named, was arrested last week at the Jewish cemetery of Andrychow, 30 miles southwest of Krakow, the news site Wadowice24.pl reported Tuesday. At the 18th-century burial site, he had knocked down 13 tombstones before […]

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