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Within the cemetery’s 196-meter perimeter, approximately 150 tombstones have been preserved. At the same time, only one section of the original surrounding wall has remained. In recent days, ESJF completed the installation of the rest of the fence, carefully following the style of the original structure. This cemetery was in use until the local Jewish […]

Located right at the corner of two streets, the Sényő Jewish cemetery was particularly vulnerable, for example, to potential car accidents that could have damaged it if there had been no protective fence. Today, 18 tombstones dating from 1882 to the early 20th century, along with a remarkable mausoleum, are safely protected from this and […]

Ten educational events across Serbia were organized by ESJF together with local partners (Jevrejska Opstina Novi Sad) in towns where we had previously installed fences around Jewish cemeteries. More than 300 students, teachers, local residents, media representatives, members of the Jewish community, municipal officials, and civil society organizations took part in the events in Silbaš, […]

The seminar on the preservation of Jewish cemeteries organized in collaboration with Oradea Heritage (The Foundation for the Protection of Historical Monuments in Bihor County, Janó-Ierina Raluca), the Jewish Community of Oradea (Comunitatea Evreilor din Oradea & JCC Oradea, Robert Rézműves), and the Bihor County School Inspectorate. The event was made possible with the support […]

In Malacky and Kuchyňa, primary school students learned the basics of symbols and inscriptions on Jewish tombstones. After the lectures, they visited the local Jewish cemeteries, where they tried reading the dates of death and other inscriptions themselves. The event in Štúrovo was organized by ESJF specifically at the invitation of a local teacher. The […]

When the ESJF team surveyed the site some time ago, it became clear that it urgently needed protection. The cemetery sits within an active municipal Christian burial ground, which is continuing to expand. The Jewish cemetery in Császló has been in existence since at least the 1840s and is marked on the 1894 cadastral map. […]

The seminar on the preservation of Jewish cemeteries and museum collections, organized by the ESJF and its partners, brought together museum professionals from 12 regions of Ukraine at the Museum of the History of Kyiv. We’re happy to share a glimpse of the atmosphere from the opening of the event. Watch the video from the […]

The process of physically protecting this site was extremely challenging. As the photos show, the cemetery sits on a very steep slope and right next to a road. Because of this, fencing it off was an urgent task – the site had already suffered heavy damage in the previous century. The Jewish cemetery in Krompachy […]

The Jewish cemetery in Silbaš, Vojvodina district, is now protected by a new fence. The site stands as the last tangible reminder of the local Jewish community, with four tombstones preserved within its grounds. The first Jews settled in Silbaš in the late 18th century. The community reached its peak around 1880, when 52 Jewish […]

Our participants attended lectures and workshops designed to help them better care for Jewish cemeteries and the Jewish artifacts that come into their museums. Despite a challenging start, when a power outage hit just as the event began, the opening ceremony featured warm welcomes from a distinguished group of speakers: Alina Sushko, Deputy Director, Museum […]

Among the speakers at the opening were Andrei Chistol, State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova Ministerul Culturii al Republicii Moldova; Alexandr Petkov, Mayor of the Municipality of Bălți Primăria municipiului Bălți; Robert Althaus, Cultural Affairs Officer at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Moldova; Alexandra Fishel, […]

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 […]