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Belarus: Agreement green-lights work to create Holocaust memorial from hundreds of rescued matzevot in Brest; digitization also planned

Piles up rescued matzevot in Brest. Screen grab from together Plan video

An agreement signed last month paves the way for work to start on creating a Holocaust memorial incorporating the hundreds of matzevot that were rescued from around Brest and which have been piled up and stored for years. The matzevot … continue reading →

Poland: Three boys detained for vandalizing Jewish cemetery in Bielsko-Biala; crowdfunder and volunteers raise money for repairs

  (JHE) — Police have tracked down and detained three local children — two 12-year-olds and a 13-year-old — for devastating dozens of gravestones at the Jewish cemetery in Bielsko-Biala, southern Poland, over the weekend. The boys were arrested Sunday, … continue reading →