14 July 2009
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The Lo Tishkach Foundation’s online Database of European Jewish Burial Grounds now contains data on over 10,000 Jewish cemeteries and mass graves. Established in 2006 as a joint project of the Conference of European Rabbis and the Claims Conference, the database features information on sites in 36 European countries. |
The database has been created from information provided by Jewish communities, heritage organisations, academic institutes and many interested individuals. This is supplemented by up-to-date condition reports carried out by Lo Tishkach with the assistance of local partners. To date, surveys have been carried out in 7 European countries, including large-scale projects in Poland and Ukraine.
While Jewish cemeteries make up the majority of the records, the database features information on all types on Jewish burial ground and also includes Jewish mass graves, Jewish sections of municipal cemeteries and the graves of Jewish soldiers buried in war cemeteries.
The Lo Tishkach Foundation aims for the database to include comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date details of all Jewish burial grounds in Europe, of which there are believed to be over 20,000.
To search the database click here.
