Cemeteries – ADJCP

A Look at the Kutno Cemetery

Here is a link to a post on ADJCP president Marysia Galbraith’s blog:

News Roundup about the Żychlin Cemetery Project

We packed a lot into our trip from May 25-29. Fourteen international volunteers joined numerous local volunteers at the Żychlin cemetery, where we finished clearing and surveying the depression where we suspect victims of the March 1942 liquidation of the Jewish ghetto were buried. In addition, on May 25, there was the ceremonial transfer ofContinue reading “News Roundup about the Żychlin Cemetery Project”

Volunteer Michael Mooney’s Thoughts on Jewish Heritage Work in Poland

“Żychlin’s Jewish past is not a footnote. It is a central chapter in the town’s history, and every step we take here helps restore dignity to those who lived, prayed, and were murdered here,” writes Michael Mooney. He joined the Żychlin Cemetery Project last year through our partner the Matzevah Foundation, and this year heContinue reading “Volunteer Michael Mooney’s Thoughts on Jewish Heritage Work in Poland”

Many Hands Make Light Work

It’s remarkable how much can be accomplished with many helpers. The Żychlin Cemetery Project exceeded its goals thanks to 14 volunteers through the Association of Descendants of Jewish Central Poland working together with local residents, including the tireless Bogdan whose boss at Active Energy also donated the necessary equipment, residents of the Correctional Facility inContinue reading “Many Hands Make Light Work”