Radom, Poland. New Memorial at Jewish Cemetery. Photos courtesy of FODZ.Poland: New Memorial with Old Gravestones Erected at Radom Jewish Cemetery
(ISJM) The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland has announced the upcoming dedication of a new memorial monument at the Jewish cemetery at the central Polish town of Radom. The monument, erected on the cemetery is a raised lapidarium incorporating many of the gravestones scattered on the site and found in other locations. The ceremonial unveiling is planned for November 8, 2010.
The memorial is being built within the framework of the "Tikkun - Repair" project, created by the Polish and Israeli Prison Service with the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland as a partner.
The monument continues a tradition of "gathering of stones" begun with the erection of cemetery memorials by survivors immediately after the Shoah, and then continued in the 1980s and 1990s at places such as Kazimierz Dolny and Wyszków.
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Thank you for writing about, participating in, and posting photographs of the Radom Jewish Cemetery Memorial Project. My relatives are from Radom, and I'm just starting to piece together their stories. It's very meaningful to me to see these pictures and to read about the care that has gone into cemetery restoration. Please visit my blog yomhashoahpictureproject.com to read a mention of your blog post about the Radom Jewish Cemetery. Any additional information would be greatly appreciated! http://yomhashoahpictureproject.com/?p=247#comment-9
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