Tag: cemetery
Protecting Jewish Cemeteries In Poland And Around The World
Last week I wrote about the discovery of human remains beyond the fence of a Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, Poland, showing that the boundaries of the cemetery went beyond the supposed size of the protected site.
Protecting Jewish Cemeteries In Poland And Around The World
Last week I wrote about the discovery of human remains beyond the fence of a Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, Poland, showing that the boundaries of the cemetery went beyond the supposed size of the protected site.
Tragedy In Bilgoraj Jewish Cemetery
Last week I wrote about the Bilgoraj group that traveled to Poland last year and had a somewhat good experience.
Tragedy In Bilgoraj Jewish Cemetery
Last week I wrote about the Bilgoraj group that traveled to Poland last year and had a somewhat good experience.
Passing The Torch: The Piotrkow Shabbaton
Last week I wrote how important it is that the second generation of Holocaust survivors begin to take over the work of preserving the memory of Jewish life and culture in the many towns and cities that had been mostly destroyed during the Shoah.
Passing The Torch
In just a few weeks we will commemorate the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the day that, for many people, marks the beginning of the Shoah.
Conference Of Poles Caring For Jewish Heritage
The first national conference of non-Jewish Poles, who care for Jewish heritage sites in Poland, has just taken place.
Strength of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
In mid-December, I traveled to Eretz Yisroel with my wife, Chanie, for a twofold purpose. Firstly, I wanted to visit my two children who are learning in yeshivos there. Secondly, in light of the fact that I had assumed the position of executive director of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, I wanted to solicit as many brochos from gedolim as possible, and to pray at kivrei tzaddikim (graves of righteous people).
Restoration Of Poznan Cemetery
A few weeks ago I wrote about the ceremony in Poznan, rededicating the Jewish cemetery, in which the famous Rabbi Akiva Eiger is interred.
Restoration Of Poznan Cemetery
During my trip to Poland last year, I witnessed the restoration project underway in the city of Poznan.
Preserving Jewish Cemeteries In Poland
Every spring and summer, there is renewed activity throughout Poland regarding the preservation of Jewish cemeteries.
Chanukah In Poland
Last week, we celebrated Chanukah, commemorating the repossession of the Beit HaMikdash from the hands of the mighty Greek Army.
Exploring Jewish Roots In Poland
Before my most recent trip to Poland I gave my readers a chance to hire me to find the town of their origin in Poland.
Visiting The Graves Of Tzaddikim
For the past few weeks I have been describing my trip through Poland to different graves of Polish tzaddikim of the past.
The Krakow Bet HaChaim
During my recent trip to Poland I visited many cemeteries where great tzaddikim are buried.
Old Cemetery In Lodz Exposed
It is said that Poland is one large Jewish cemetery. While that is not 100 percent true, anytime people dig in Poland, they...
Finding The Old Shtetl
Since I started writing this column I have been inundated with questions from my readers about various shtetlach. Often the places mentioned are well-known cities and, possibly, places I have visited.
Honoring Noteworthy Poles
One of the most frequently asked questions, regarding the situation in Poland, is about the local Polish attitude towards Jews and the Holocaust.
The Jews Of Nevis And Alexander Hamilton
The sister islands of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis lie about 225 miles southeast of Puerto Rico in the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Nevis, the smaller of the two islands, is elliptically shaped and has a land area of approximately five by seven miles. When Christopher Columbus spotted this eight-mile-long island on his second voyage to the New World in 1493, he mistook its cloud-shrouded mountains for icy peaks and named it Nuestra Se?ora de las Nieves (Our Lady of the Snows).
Jewish Historical Institute Photo Project
Whenever I go to Poland I make a point of visiting the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw.
Swidin Jewish Cemetery Vandalized Again
Half of the 20 tombstones in the Jewish cemetery of Swidin were broken March 1, according to Albert Stankowski of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Warsaw. "This was done during the same time as the Claims Conference was visiting in Poland, and I have no doubt that the act against the cemetery was related," he said.
Stankowksi was referring to a Claims Conference meeting last week with the government about compensation for Jewish property stolen by the Nazis and Communists.
Rededication Of Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin in Poland (Part II)
Last week's column, mostly pictures, on the rededication of Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin, could only partially describe the joyous event.
The Jews Of Portugal: Contemporary Sites And Events (Part Two)
In the first article on the Jews of Portugal, we reviewed the glorious periods of the history and depths of persecution to which Jews were subjected during the Inquisition.
Lodz Jewish Cemetery
The cemetery in Lodz is said to be one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe, with about 230,000 graves.
Cemetery Restoration And Preservation
Last week's conference on Jewish genealogy in New York featured many sessions dealing with the issues of tracing Jewish lineage.
The Old Shtetl Gostynin
The town of Gostynin is located 14 miles southwest of the city of Plock and approximately 60 miles northwest of Warsaw.
The Old Shtetl Kiernozia
No details are available on the origins of the village of Kiernozia.