AVANIM

Genealogy Research Service

Cemetery databases

  • 2006-2010 - all (over 80 thousand) inscriptions of the Warsaw Jewish cemetery photographed and transcribed see more
  • 2010-2011 - similar databases made for: Szydłowiec, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Otwock, Pruszków, Wysokie Mazowieckie, Mińsk Mazowiecki, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Sochaczew, Karczew, Piaseczno, Żyrardów, Radom, Płock, Siedlce, Góra Kalwaria, Błonie, Mszczonów, Wiskitki, Żelechów, Garwolin, Łaskarzew, Okuniew, Brok, Węgrów, Gąbin, Wyszków, Łosice, Sierpc, Przytyk and Strzegowo

Community work

  • Tikkun/Naprawa - resocialization of convicts through working on Jewish cemeteries
  • Limud Keshet Polska
  • Cracow Jewish Festival
  • Otwarda Twarda - Warsaw Jewish Community festival
  • Three Cultures Festival in Włodawa
  • cemetery cleaning sessions and lectures for Polish, Israeli and US youth
  • various NGOs

Collaborations

  • Polish Ministry of Culture
  • Jewish Historical Institute
  • Museum of the History of Polish Jews
  • Chief Rabbinate of Poland
  • Rabbinical Commission for Jewish Cemeteries in Poland
  • Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland
  • Polish Jewish Youth Organization

Experts

  • in genealogy
  • in tour-guiding
  • in Polish law
  • in Jewish cemetery laws
  • in Polish Jewish history and culture
  • in material heritage conservation and restoration
  • in Yiddish, Hebrew, Polish, German, Russian and English translation
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