Welcome to Recording Cultural Genocide and Killing Sites in Jewish Cemeteries
Bought to you by the Centre of Archaeology at Staffordshire University and our partners. 
About this project: “Using cutting-edge technology, we uncover the truth about cultural genocide and mass killings: to ensure that the stories of all who were victims are shared and to demonstrate where racial hatred and intolerance can lead."
Sacred Sites
Before the Holocaust, Jewish cemeteries were at the heart of Jewish communities, as places where history was preserved and remembered.
Cultural Genocide
During the Holocaust, the Nazis saw them as physical and symbolic expressions of Jewish culture. In an attempt to erase all traces of Jewish people, tombstones were toppled, graves desecrated, bones removed, and funerary houses looted.
Mass Killings
Not content with inflicting physical damage, the Nazis sometimes used cemeteries as execution sites, with mass graves excavated for (and sometimes by) those killed.
Stories of Survival
"To my dismay, when I arrived there, the cemetery was empty of all tombstones and in the middle was a dug reservoir holding water."
Read my storyJacob Hennenberg, Witness and Survivor
Building a digital museum
Learn about the incredible technologies we use to capture history and preserve it for the future
Behind the scenes
Our Partners and Supporters
This project was funded by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) under Grant No. 2016-597.Some of the people who make our work possible:
