
The Project to Restore the
Przerosl Jewish Cemetery
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| Friends of Jewish Heritage in Poland  Primary mission: To protect and commemorate the surviving sites and monuments of Jewish cultural heritage in Poland. Projects include cemetery and synagogue maintenance and restoration. The Matzevah Foundation  A Christian group that seeks to broaden and deepen the dialogue with the Jewish community by caring for and restoring Jewish cemeteries in Poland. 
 Adopt a Jewish Cemetery in Poland  Projects can be as small as designing and mounting a memorial plaque to remind visitors and locals that a particular site is a Jewish cemetery (even if no headstones exist there today) or as large as erecting a fence, gate, or elaborate memorial. Jan Wiktor Sienkiewicz  A university professor, art historian, and prolific author, Dr. Sienkiewicz continues to be a great friend of the Project due to his abiding interest in the former Jewish community of Przerosl, the town where he was born and raised. (Note that the link points to an automatic translation of a page originally in Polish). JewishGen  The premier website for Jewish genealogy. Jewish Records Indexing, Poland  The largest fully searchable database of Jewish vital records accessible online. U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad  The Commission identifies and reports on cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings in Eastern and Central Europe that are associated with the heritage of U.S. citizens. Jewish Heritage Europe  A project of the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe, JHE aims to facilitate communication and information exchange regarding projects, initiatives, and other developments concerning Jewish heritage and Jewish heritage sites. Suwalk-Lomza Interest Group  Memberships, available for as little as $25/year, include a subscription to Landsmen magazine, an indispensable tool for anyone researching Jewish roots in northeastern Poland. New members receive a free "Family Finder" ad in the next issue of Landsmen. International Jewish Cemetery Project  Mission: To catalogue every Jewish burial site throughout the world. IAJGS  The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, an umbrella organization coordinating the activities of national and local Jewish genealogical societies around the world. Ozarow Cemetery Restoration Project  The story of the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Ozarow, Poland, from the inception of the project through its completion in October of 2001 (in English, Polish, and French). Visit to Poland  A pictorial account of a "roots" trip to Poland in 1999. Przerosl Archives  Where to find Jewish vital records for Przerosl. Family Search  An online genealogy database maintained by the LDS Church, the most active genealogical research organization in the world. Ellis Island Foundation  An online database of arrivals at one of the most popular destinations for immigrants to the United States. Community of Przerosl  This seems to be the official website of the Przerosl Gmina, which appears to be something like a county or a parish. The Przerosl Gmina includes 24 villages, including the Village of Przerosl (in Polish only). Jewish Cemetery in Przerosl  Historical information about the Jewish presence in Przerosl (in Polish only). Przerosl  Information about Przerosl (in Polish only). Note: The correct spelling of "Przerosl" in Polish is as it appears in this graphic:
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