The ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative was established in 2015 by Rabbi Isaac Schapira as a German-based non-profit with the core objective of preserving Jewish cemeteries across Europe and most particularly in the regions impacted by th

The history of Jewish communities across Central and Eastern Europe is rich and varied, stretching back millennia. In a few short years, the Holocaust brought the long history of thousands of these communities to a cruel, abrupt end. Without the

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Since the ESJF’s establishment, we have developed partnerships with Jewish communities, municipal authorities, activists, Jewish heritage NGOs and educational institutions across Europe. We work closely with our partners in every aspect of our m

- The first task of cemetery preservation is to establish the fact a jewish not only in historical record but as physical existence on site By demarcating boundaries ESJF a

- Between 2019 2022 with funding from the European Union ESJF surveyed and mapped 4 097 Jewish cemeteries across 9 countries including Poland Ukraine Slovakia Hungary Lithu

The history of Jewish communities across Europe as well as that of the Holocaust, is not only relevant to Jewish history, but also to European history as a whole! Understanding Jewish contributions to life in towns and villages across Central an

- Under funding from the German government and European Union ESJF organises a large variety of events to empower people across Europe take care their local Jewish cemeteri

- Written for Georgian educators this manual provides a unique guide to exploring Jewish cemeteries in the classroom environment With sections on Georgia heritage guides in

- On Monday August 21 an education event took place in the village of Romaniv The was attended by local history teachers high school students historians museum workers and