Author Archives: Marysia Galbraith

Upcoming Zychlin Trip

We’re getting close to our trip to Zychlin starting May 25th, where we will be continuing our work to clean the cemetery and map possible mass graves for formal recognition. We also have a couple of surprises and ceremonies which we will live stream. Stay tuned… And to support this project, please click DONATE HERE and chooseContinue reading “Upcoming Zychlin Trip”

Recovered Matzevot in Gostynin

Filmmaker and ADJCP friend Tanja Cumming continues her work on the recovered Gostynin matzevah fragments. With the help of a team of volunteers, the texts are being translated, and the fragments are being pieced together. Here is an example of three fragments that seem to have all been part of a memorial for Rivka, daughterContinue reading “Recovered Matzevot in Gostynin”

Please Support the Żychlin Cemetery Project

Hi all Żychlin / ADJCP fans, The Association of Descendants of Jewish Central Poland is well along in our planning for our annual trip (May 25-29) to clean up the Żychlin Jewish cemetery and continue our research on the World War II mass grave we hope to have respectfully marked and commemorated. We recently hadContinue reading “Please Support the Żychlin Cemetery Project”

We need your support for projects in Żychlin, Przedecz, Gostynin, and more

The Association of Descendants of Jewish Central Poland (ADJCP) has been busy working on various projects promoting Jewish memory. We need your support so we can continue to move these important projects forward. Current projects ·       Żychlin Cemetery Restoration Part Two – On July 14 to 18 we will be investigating one of two massContinue reading “We need your support for projects in Żychlin, Przedecz, Gostynin, and more”

Żychlin Cemetery Restoration continues in July 2025

The Association of Descendants of Jewish Central Poland (ADJCP) is excited to announce the continuation of the restoration of the Żychlin Jewish cemetery July 14-18, 2025. Would you like to join this incredible effort? This past summer, volunteers from around the world, including local Polish students and activists, painted the fence, cleared dense vegetation, assessed theContinue reading “Żychlin Cemetery Restoration continues in July 2025”

More news from Żychlin

In Uncovering Jewish Heritage, I wrote about the memorial ceremony we had after completing of our work, and about the attention the project received in the local press. I also reported that after we left, someone took the initiative to continue our work by clearing the overgrowth from around and in front of the memorialContinue reading “More news from Żychlin”

Work at the Żychlin cemetery begins!

We were met by Filip Szczepański from the Rabbinical Commission who took a look around the cemetery with us. Jewish law prohibits digging in the cemetery because you can’t disturb the buried. That means we’re limited to weed whacking and cutting back shrubs with loppers. We settled on priorities: clear the weeds and grass aroundContinue reading “Work at the Żychlin cemetery begins!”