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.
Upcoming Jewish Cemetery Restoration Projects
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A Successful Year of Work in 2025
Our projects are complete for another year...and a great year it was! We conducted four projects that ranged from clearing tall grass, repairing gates and walls, painting fences, removing trash, and bringing back matzevot fragments that were found within some communities. We're grateful to our wonderful partners who joined us in the work along with hundreds of volunteers from across Poland and around the world. And of course, we're grateful to our donors who helped to make each project possible! Thank you! |
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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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