We’ve posted a new Jewish Cemeteries Long(er) Read!
Called With a big help from our friends, Maceva moved forward to preserve and document Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania, it reports on the work this past year by the NGO Maceva, the Litvak Jewish Cemetery Catalogue, in documenting Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania, thanks to help from supporters and volunteers.
More than 200 Jewish cemeteries survive in Lithuania, many of them in far-flung towns and villages and most in neglected condition. Founded in 2011, Maceva works to document, clean, digitize, and restore them.
In our Jewish Cemeteries Long(er) Read, Maceva’s founder Sergey Kanovich and Director Milda Jakulytė report on how 2024 has seen significant progress in the NGO’s efforts.
They pay tribute to the dedicated supporters and volunteers who made this possible, and they look forward to projects planned for the coming year.
They write:
We firmly believe that with the continued support of our friends and partners, we can help preserve these last material witnesses to the Litvak presence and way of life in Lithuania. Each cemetery we document, and each epitaph we preserve, plays an important part in ensuring that the legacy of Lithuania’s Jewish communities is remembered and honored for generations to come.”
Click here to read their report