COMBATING ANTISEMITISM
AND FOSTERING JEWISH LIFE

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Facilitating the preservation of Jewish heritage and culture,
Holocaust Remembrance
Promoting Jewish life, culture and history,
Educating and enshrining the experiences of our Jewish past,
Restoring, preserving and protecting Jewish landmarks cemeteries and places of importance to Jewish Heritage,
Promoting engagement and interaction between different Jewish communities in Europe,
Combating antisemitic speech and hate crimes, online and offline.

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THE SNIPISKES JEWISH CEMETERY IN VILNA, IS THE BURIAL GROUND OF THOUSANDS OF TORAH GIANTS FROM PREVIOUS GENERATIONS

Vilna Gaon
Rabbi Avraham Danzig (Chayei Adam)
Rabbi Moshe Rivkes (Be’er Hagolah)
Thousands of Torah Sages (Review List)

HISTORICAL RESEARCH: IDENTIFYING THE GRAVES

* Following WW II, and the onset of the Soviet occupation, the Vilna Gaon was moved to another cemetery.

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The Vilnius City Council has denied the international Jewish community the right to restore desecrated graves.

MALCOLM HOENLEIN

"One of the highest moral callings is respect for the dead."

~ Malcolm Hoenlein
Executive Vice Chair: Conference of Presidents

THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH COMMUNITY URGES LITHUANIAN AUTHORITIES TO PERMIT RESTORATION OF THE CEMETERY, UNDER SUPERVISION OF A LEGITIMATE RABBINICAL AUTHORITY.

All Rabbinical matters in Europe, currently
fall under the jurisdiction of the
Conference of European Rabbis (CER)

An application to the Vilnius City Council to build a fence and designate an area on the cemetery for prayer, was declined.

SEE WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY:

Professor Irwin Cotler

The Special Envoy for Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism and a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

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Professor Alan Dershowitz

International lawyer, an emeritus Harvard Law School professor known for his work in constitutional law

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LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL JEWISH COMMUNITIES SUPPORT THE NEED TO RESTORE AND PROTECT JEWISH CEMETERIES, AS DETERMINED BY JEWISH LAW.

Colorized image of original cemetery

DENYING RESTORATION OF TOMBSTONES
REFUSING PERMISSION TO ERECT A PROTECTION FENCE
NOT ALLOWING PRAYER

CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION

Desecration Jwish Cemetery Vilnius_edite

It also constitutes a violation of
Seimas Resolution No. XIV-542:

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Calling for municipalities to:
"Put Jewish cemeteries in order."

THE SNIPISKES CEMETERY WAS DESECRATED DURING THE SOVIET ERA, POST WORLD WAR II.

THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH COMMUNITY,
IN COLLABORATION WITH LITHUANIAN COMMUNITIES, WISHES TO RESTORE THE SNIPISKES CEMETERY.

THE VISION

Planned Gate to Snipiskes Jewish Cemetery

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The plan is not a hard closed proposal. It is intended to stimulate further discussion, relating to issues driving a future vision for the Jewish cemetery."

Features:

Restoration of Desecrated Graves.
Protective Fence.
Designated Areas for Prayer.
Educational Theme.
Educational Exhibits on border fence of cemetery, in compliance with Jewish law.
Legitimate Rabbinical Authority to Supervise Restoration.
Map of Geographical Location of Mass Graves.

* In compliance with Jewish law and culture, the cemetery and the Sports Palace cannot be used for any purpose other than as a resting place for the deceased.

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