Many of the memorials have stood there from the 50s - 70s of the previous century and hold more than twenty thousand memories of the dearly departed. Due to emigration and generational change, many relatives of the deceased have stopped visiting the cemetery leaving the tombstones without the needed care which resulted in them falling and collapsing.
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At the present moment, hundreds of fallen memorials crowd the cemetery and are unrecognizable for unkempt shrubs and leaves have covered the tombstones. With the help of the cemetery staff, volunteers, the State Probation Service we can gather the fallen leaves and landscape the shrubs but memorial restoration can only be done by an experienced professional.
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We need your financial support to carry out a careful renovation of the fallen memorials and strengthen their foundations for future hold. One burial site's restoration costs 200 euros.
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We have been kindly asking for donations since March 8th to repair 10 burial sites at the New Jewish Cemetery in Smerli. Our goal is 2000 euros. If you can donate and help us preserve the memory of our ancestors, we would be so grateful!
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It's not the donated amount that matters most, it's your wish to help this project come to light!
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Donations can be made through a bank card transaction or PayPal.
We thank you for your generous support!
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If the goal is met and surpassed, we will allocate the resources and proceed to carry out restoration works for the rest of the fallen memorials.
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Our banking information:
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"Rīgas Ebreju kopiena", biedrība
Reģ. Nr. 40008000511
Rīga, Skolas iela 6, LV-1010
Banka: "Swedbank"
Konts: LV92HABA0551042735688
Maksājuma mērķis: Ziedojums Tolam projektam — Ebreju kapi