Lo Tishkach has published its latest report into the state of the Jewish cemeteries and Holocaust-era mass graves in the eastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk. The report outlines the current situation of the location of 12 Jewish cemeteries and 18 mass grave sites. Most of the cemetery sites have been given a red rating. ...Read more »

Around two hundred student and youth leaders will take part in the first round of Lo Tishkach educational seminars set to begin in early January 2011. The first seminars will take place in Kyiv (western and central region), Mykolaiv (southern region) and Dnipropetrovsk (eastern region). ...Read more »

Lo Tishkach’s first detailed report into the current state of cemeteries and mass grave sites in Latvia is set for publication in the coming days. The report on some 30 sites in the Zemgale region in the southern part of the country covers the historically German-speaking part of the country around the Courland province bordering on Lithuania. ...Read more »

Tucked away in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in today’s western Ukraine is evidence of some of Europe’s most astonishing Jewish cultural heritage. For hundreds of years, this area was home to dozens of Jewish communities dotted around every village and town in the area. ...Read more »

In addition to the nation-wide student seminars that Lo Tishkach rolled out in Ukraine earlier this year (see previous article), a teacher seminar took place in Kiev February 7-9, training Ukrainian primary and high school instructors to run Jewish heritage and Holocaust related projects inside and outside the classroom. The seminar consisted of a mix of lectures, workshops and applied training. ...Read more »