Adopt a Cemetery!

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In 2015 FODŻ began its "Adopt a Cemetery" program. Under this program descendants worldwide were encouraged to take a personal interest in their ancestral cemetery and spearhead projects to protect and restore their cemetery of concern.
We have followed this model since our founding in 2016. We seek to partner with descendants who take an abiding interest in their ancestral cemetery and work to rally support for its care. One-by-one we have partnered over the past nine years with approximately 30 descendants in the preservation of their personal heritage.
With hundreds of Jewish cemeteries needing protection in Poland, we seek your partnership and invite you to become a project leader or donor:

College Students:
​Join one of our Learning and Doing Trips!

 In July 2025 we will partner again with JewishGen.org and the Matzevah Foundation, for the Greenspan L'Dor V'Dor Legacy Program: an amazing and learning, traveling, and cemetery restoration experience in Poland. This heavily-subsidized student trip is a powerful introduction to the Jewish history of Poland and the mitzvah of protecting ancestral cemeteries! What are the benefits of our trips? Read a wonderful article about our 2022 Fellowship Trip by Victoria Dozer, one of our JewishGen Fellows.