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| ABOUT LO TISHKACH
The Lo Tishkach Foundation European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative aims to guarantee the effective and lasting preservation and protection of Jewish cemeteries and mass graves throughout Europe. More...< |
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CEMETERY WATCH February 2010
 | France: Municipal decision expected on cemetery, Strasbourg Jewish cemetery vandalised - Germany: Cemetery project awarded, Gravestones re-erected - United Kingdom: Jewish cemetery restored - Poland: Jewish cemetery saved - Austria: Solution for cemetery restoration. Read more... |
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VOLUNTEERING: Do You Speak Russian?
 | The swift processing of data on Jewish cemeteries and mass graves is key to organising the protection of these sites. As our 2009-10 projects are taking place in Ukraine and the Baltic states, much of the material we gather is in Russian. Can you devote a few hours to translate some of the data from Russian to English? Read more... |
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CEMETERY FOCUS February 2010: Kapciamiestis, Lazdijai, Lithuania
 | This cemetery is located north of Kapciamiestis and was established in the mid 18th century. The last known burial took place in 1935. The site is neither fenced nor demarcated. A stone with an inscription in Yiddish and Lithuanian marks the cemetery's entrance. Littering and vegetation overgrowth are a problem at the site Read more... |
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20 January 2010: Lo Tishkach Joins Appeal to German Government to Protect Holocaust Mass Grave Sites
 | Lo Tishkach is part of an international initiative that has launched an appeal to the German government to assist in the protection of Holocaust mass grave sites across Eastern Europe. At a press conference held in Berlin, Philip Carmel, Executive Director of the Lo Tishkach Foundation, stressed the need to identify and mark all Jewish burial sites before they are completely lost. Read more... |
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Lo Tishkach Mourns the Passing of Rabbi Chazkel Besser
The Lo Tishkach Foundation deeply regrets the passing of Rabbi Chazkel Besser, a pioneer in the preservation of Jewish cemeteries as well as the revitalisation of post-war Jewish life in Eastern Europe. Rabbi Besser firmly placed the issue of the preservation of Jewish cemeteries on to the agenda of the Jewish World and this important work has been a major factor in the setting up of the Lo Tishkach Foundation by the Claims Conference and the Conference of European Rabbis. All those today involved in the preservation of Eastern Europe’s Jewish heritage owe Rabbi Besser a great debt of gratitude for his deep commitment and involvement in this field over many decades. May his memory be for a blessing.
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January 2010: EDUCATION - Lo Tishkach Project Partner Opens Photo Exhibition
 | The Ukrainian Union of Jewish Students (UUJS), which has been a Lo Tishkach project partner since 2008, opened a photo exhibition in the Shalom Aleichem Museum in Kyiv. The exhibition features photographs of Jewish cemeteries, synagogues and community buildings that were visited by the UUJS and other Lo Tishkach partner organisations in the 2008-09 project year. Read more... |
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January 2010: RESEARCH - Lo Tishkach Report on Legislation and Practice in Romania
 | The Lo Tishkach Foundation has completed a report on legislation and practice relating to the protection and preservation of Jewish burial grounds in Romania. The report, based on preliminary research, finds that only 17 of the country’s 821 Jewish cemeteries are registered as national monuments. Read more... |
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| | Karczew Jewish Cemetery, Poland © Sebastian Penconek/Lo Tishkach |
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