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The ESJF had just completed the fencing of the Jewish cemetery in Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia. The site contains around 30 tombstones, mostly from the first half of the 20th century. Bordering residential houses, the cemetery is now protected from any future construction or expansion nearby. This means the tangible heritage of the Jewish community of […]

While our surveyors are completing the documentation of all known Jewish cemeteries in Serbia, we have just finished installing a fence around the eighth Jewish cemetery in the country this year. The Jews of Čerević shared the tragic fate of millions of Jews across Eastern Europe. During the Holocaust, after being deported from Čerević, they […]

ESJF Senior Surveyor Ian Galevskii has returned to Serbia this autumn, when the vegetation is less dense, to complete the national survey of Jewish cemeteries that began earlier in the summer. The surveys are conducted with the help of drones, which allow us to create detailed 3D terrain models to ensure the most accurate fence […]

Work in Serbia is moving forward at full speed. We’ve just completed the installation of a fence around the Jewish cemetery in Pivnice! Around 25 tombstones have survived at this site, dating from the 1850s to the early 20th century. Like many Jewish communities at the time, Pivnice’s was wiped out in the Shoah. The […]

The ESJF has installed a new metal fence around the Budisava Jewish cemetery in the Vojvodina region. This burial site lies right next to a cornfield, and without clear boundaries, it was at real risk of being plowed and converted into farmland. Other Jewish cemeteries fenced in Serbia this year include those in Zmajevo, Đurđevo, […]

The ESJF has documented 103 Jewish cemeteries across Serbia as part of the first phase of our national survey. We’ll return in the winter, when vegetation is less dense, to complete the remaining work. Serbia is believed to be home to around 150 Jewish cemeteries, though the exact number will only become clear once the […]

Throughout 2025, the ESJF is expanding its operations in Serbia, already fencing several Jewish cemeteries and conducting surveys across the country. The Jewish cemetery in Zmajevo — where we have just installed a new metal fence — preserves more than a dozen tombstones and fragments, the oldest dating back to 1863. The fencing project at […]

Surveys are currently ongoing across the country, led by ESJF Senior Surveyor Ian Galevskii and our country coordinator, Ladislav Trajer (Federation of Jewish Communities in Serbia). Where permitted, drones are being used to conduct the surveys. Among the cemeteries we’ve already documented is the unique Sephardic cemetery in Šabac. According to Ladislav Trajer, one of […]

This year, the ESJF intends to complete several fencing projects in the Vojvodina region in northern Serbia. In July, we finished work at the Kać Jewish cemetery, where around 10 tombstones remain preserved. The oldest dates back to 1882, and the most recent to 1929. In addition to fencing, the ESJF is currently conducting surveys […]

Fresh from the completion of our national report on the cemeteries in Slovakia after surveying 745 sites in that country, the ESJF has now moved on to Serbia. Thank you so much, Ladislav Trajer, for compiling the list of cemeteries in Serbia, including, we understand, a few dozen which had previously not featured on any […]

The ESJF has fenced the Jewish cemetery in Đurđevo, Serbia. Just a week ago, we announced that fencing work had begun there, and today we’re pleased to report that the Đurđevo Jewish cemetery is now fully demarcated and protected by a new metal fence. The site now returns to its original purpose: a place of […]