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Beit Haim Federal project, supporting Jewish cemeteries

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Beit HaimFederal project, supporting

Jewish cemeteries

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Project`s idea

Survivng and creation of nation`s future are impossible without the

memory of past generations, caring for the preservation of our roots.

Nowadays many cities have Jewish cemeteries but, unfortunately,

most of the graves in them are in a neglected state.

 After the action, many descendants of those buried in these graves are

not able to take care of burial places of their ancestors. But Jewish graves

do not belong to one family - it's a piece of Jewish history. For each

community life participant in Russia and other countries taking care

of Jewish cemeteries - one of the priorities.

For centuries, Jews were scattered throughout the world, but 

everywhere and always we were one nation. And the memory of our 

ancestors - is the memory of the heart of every Jew. Therefore, modern

 Jewish youth of Russia decided to participate in the "Beit Haim” project. In

Hebrew, "Beit Haim" means "cemetery", literally translated as "house of 

life“ . This title carries the deep importance of the graves of our ancestors as

a reminder about the sources of our life, the history of our nation and its

 progress in the future.

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The project is a youth volunteer action. More than

5,000 young people from 50 cities of Russia will be able to help in

the care of Jewish cemeteries in their areas and make a huge,

important thing - to begin to return the memory of the history of 

Russian Jewry in each of our cities! 

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Project Goals and Audience

The aim of the project : a series of actions to clean Jewish cemeteries, to

show contemporary Russian Jewish youth that they are part of the history of 

the Jewish people, whose representatives have lived in Russia for centuries.

Objectives: 

1) To clean Jewish cemeteries in 50 cities of Russia;

 2) To involve at least 30 youth volunteers among youth from Jewish

communities in each of the 50 cities participating in the project .

3) To make young people feel as part of the Jewish people and to

consequently increase youth participation in Jewish communal life.

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Stages of the project

I. Preparation of the actionPlacing information on the Internet, social networks

Sending press releases to the media

Formation of volunteer groups

II. Monitoring the problemGathering information about Jewish cemeteries

Working in the archives (if there is a need to restore grave

inscriptions or to make grave identification)

Creating of the Image Bank of Jewish gravesIdentifying resource requirements

Determination of the scale of work required 

III. Conducting the action Delivery of volunteers with the necessary equipment to Jewish

cemeteries

Restoration work, cleaning

Creating of a map of cemeteries, providing details about the buried 

Creating of the Image Bank of the graves after the action

IV. Завершающий  этап Mailing of press releases and photo reports on action results to media

Placing of a photo catalog that can help to find of the graves of buried 

relatives

Placing of the report on the event, held in 50 cities Online

www.remk.org

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Project`s budget

Total expenditure for the project for 50cities - $ 35,000 

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“Beit Haim” project`s detailed budget  

Description  Calculation  Sum, $

Creation of a website with a mapof Jewish cemeteries in the citiesof RJYC and a list of graves. 

$250 250

Transportation costs fordelivering volunteers to thecemetery and back  

2 Ford Transit automobiles *$65  130

Equipment and work clothing forvolunteers 

$5 per person*50participants  150

Household materials (brushes,paints, etc. to restore the graves.) 

$290 265

Food  $3*50 participants 150

Per city  695

Total, $ 35 000