Our Mission
The Matzevah Foundation seeks to remember and honor the Jewish heritage of Poland that was once a vital and vibrant part of the country before the Shoah (the Holocaust). We do this through a variety of means including Jewish cemetery restorations, commemorations of mass graves and cemeteries, and through education.
2021 Projects
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Update to 2021 Plans
We are sadden to announce that we will not be conducting cemetery restoration projects in Poland during the summer of 2021. Our priority remains the safety and wellness of our teams, volunteers, and Polish friends. In light of the current status of the vaccine rollouts and continued COVID illnesses around the world, we feel that not traveling is the best decision. We remain in contact with our partners and our dreams for the future will continue to develop! Please follow us on social media to stay up to date as we continue to make plans for the future. Check out a review of our 2019 projects by visiting our Summer 2019 Project Review. |
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Dan O., ConnecticutWorking with the wonderful volunteers of The Matzevah Foundation at two different sites provided me a wonderful opportunity to see the best of humanity: Americans and Europeans (including Poles) working together to bring light to the world by trying to repair some of the physical damage of the past.
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Rachael R., ColoradoWhat was done to Jewish Poles during German occupation cannot be undone. But I feel that the work of the Matzevah Foundation helps to ensure that their communities, their lives, and their deaths are remembered.
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Cindy J., Tennessee
I first started volunteering with TMF because of my interest in learning more about the history and events of the Holocaust. It became more of a life lesson in facing the centuries of persecution and indignities suffered by the Jewish people...
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