35 applications were sent from 9 countries as part of the International Jewish Cemetery Research Competition, all at sites previously fenced by ESJF.
Although the competition was announced only for cemeteries previously fenced by ESJF, we received many applications from other sites. We are truly pleased to see such strong interest in the competition from both new and experienced researchers.
📌Participants represented a wide range of backgrounds, including teachers, school and university students, librarians, researchers, and local residents living near Jewish cemeteries. This clearly shows that public interest in preserving Jewish heritage is growing, and it is our shared responsibility to support and encourage it. We will certainly continue this competition as an ongoing tradition.
The winning projects of the International Jewish Cemetery Research Competition:
🥇1st place
▪️Šid Jewish cemetery, Serbia, fenced in 2025
(Project led by Gordana Pavlović)
🥈2nd place
▪️Šid Jewish cemetery, Serbia, fenced in 2025
(Project led by Sremac Radovan)
▪️Legrad Jewish cemetery, Croatia, fenced in 2023 (Project led by Karla Varga)
🥉3rd place
▪️Derazhnya Jewish cemetery, Ukraine, fenced in 2023 (Project led by Tetyana Shevchuk)
▪️Kolbasov Jewish cemetery, Slovakia, fenced in 2024 (Project led by Adriana Amir)
▪️Horodenka Jewish cemetery, Ukraine, fenced in 2023 (Project led by Volodymyr Burdeniuk)
▪️Nečtiny Jewish cemetery, Czechia, fenced in 2024 (Project led by Petra Holá)
▪️Horodok Jewish cemetery, Ukraine, fenced in 2025 (Project led by Dmytro Poliukhovych, Oleh Fedorov)
▪️Ceadîr-Lunga Jewish cemetery, Moldova, fenced in 2024 (Project led by Alexandra Kuyujuklu)
We will soon share detailed information about each of the projects submitted by our participants.
A special thank you goes to the project coordinator, Eugene Shnaider.
The International Jewish Cemetery Research Competition, as well as the fencing of all cemeteries included in the project, was made possible with the financial support of the Auswärtiges Amt (German Federal Foreign Office).