Films
“Poland has a huge hole in it” “Poland has a huge hole in it”
Steven D. Reece, Founder and CEO of The Matzevah Foundation, discusses the impact that the destruction of the Jewish community in Poland had one the nation.
Category: Cultural Genocide
- ResourcesPublication: The Archaeology of Cultural Genocide
Publication: The Archaeology of Cultural Genocide
In this paper, Professor Caroline Sturdy Colls provides a timely assessment of approaches to the investigation of cultural genocide.
- PiaskiPiaski: Mass Graves
Piaski: Mass Graves
Witness testimonies and archaeological evidence demonstrate how cultural genocide turned to mass killings in Piaski's new Jewish cemetery.
- ArticlesDesecration of Synagogues and Other Religious Buildings
Desecration of Synagogues and Other Religious Buildings
As well as Jewish cemeteries, synagogues were widely targeted by the Nazis as part of their efforts to attack Jewish culture.
- OświęcimOświęcim: Destruction of the Cemetery
Oświęcim: Destruction of the Cemetery
As part of the attack on Jewish property, the Jewish cemetery in Oświęcim was desecrated.
- ArticlesOświęcim: Transforming the Town
Oświęcim: Transforming the Town
Oświęcim was one of the first towns in Poland to be invaded by the German army after the outbreak of World War II.
- ArticlesPiaski: The Evolution of Anti-Semitism
Piaski: The Evolution of Anti-Semitism
The Jewish population of this vibrant town faced anti-Semitism for centuries