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מצבות בבית הקברות בקלינינגרד
Kaliningrad Jewish cemetery restored 150 years after its founding
In Russia’s Baltic exclave, Jewish community marks 150 years of historic Königsberg cemetery with a major restoration and a new memorial; site includes Rabbi Yisrael Salanter's grave and refurbished under close halachic supervision with official support
Itamar Eichner | 11.30.25
מצבות בבית הקברות היהודי העתיק בעיירה הפולנית קז'מייז' דולני
Sports field built on Jewish cemetery in Poland to be demolished
A more than decade-long struggle over the ancient Jewish cemetery in the Polish town of Kazimierz Dolny, which was turned into a sports field and party center, has ended; the field and its environs will be turned over to the Jewish community, with funding from the Polish government and the municipality of Kazimierz Dolny
Shoshana Chen | 09.04.25
בית עלמין יהודי בפרבומאיסק
Russian missile hits Jewish cemetery in Ukraine, damaging historic graves
A Russian missile struck the historic Jewish cemetery in Pervomaisk, Ukraine, igniting fires and damaging gravestones; Local rabbis vowed to continue their work, calling it the 4th attack on the county's Jewish communities in a month as Russian strikes escalate across the country
Itamar Eichner | 08.19.25
צלבי קרס רוססו על קברים יהודיים בקישינב
Jewish cemetery in Moldova vandalized amid rising antisemitism, Mideast tensions
Jewish graves desecrated in Moldovan capital of Chisinau, once site of deadly 1903 pogrom, amid rising antisemitic incidents tied to Middle East tensions; community leaders urge action against hate and historical distortion
Itamar Eichner | 06.15.25
העבודות שהחלו במקום
Court ruling allows construction on contested Jewish cemetery land in Poland
Controversial construction project in Nowa Slupia ignites outrage as activists and religious leaders clash with local authorities over desecration of historic Jewish burial site
Itamar Eichner | 03.26.25
חלק ממצבה
Luxury homes development threatens Medieval Jewish cemetery in Austria
Site in the town of Hainburg an der Donau is said to have been the burial site of the Jewish community since the 13th century, municipality in the past designating it non-development zone 
Itamar Eichner | 03.02.25
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Nearly 200 Jewish headstones vandalized at 2 Cincinnati cemeteries
Local media reports gravestones, some dating back to 18th century, toppled and smashed; FBI also involved in investigation; no suspects arrested
Itamar Eichner, Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.02.24
Archival: Jewish cemetery vandalized in France, 2015
Jewish cemetery vandalized in Poland, tombstones defaced
Some headstones in Jewish cemetery in Katowice suffer irreversible damage; culprits caught on security cameras, complaint filed with local police
Itamar Eichner | 07.18.23
Israeli delegation working in Polan
Israeli delegation conserves dilapidated Jewish cemeteries
Israeli representatives travel to Poland and Serbia alongside international volunteers in order to make Jewish cemeteries forgotten by time active again
Ynetnews | 07.10.23
האנדרטה משברי המצבות באופטוב (אפטא)
Polish town seeks to revive Jewish cemetery destroyed in WWII
Project by Poland’s Museum of the History of Polish Jews intends to collect fragments of Jewish gravestones, looted by locals for decoration and construction, and return them to original location
Itamar Eichner | 10.23.22
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