The Old Jewish Cemetery of Vilna

Jewish historical sites in modern day Vilnius (Hebrew: Vilna), the capital of Lithuania, are an endangered species. This video examines the history – and the plight – of Vilna’s Old Jewish Cemetery, affectionately called “Piramont” and “Der Alter Beys Eylem” by Vilna’s pre-World War II Jewish community. The video features an appeal to the Lithuanian government by Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.

Produced by KOLROM

CREDITS

In Memory of Rabbi Zvi Kestenbaum
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Rabbi Hertz Frankel
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We are indebted to the Kestenbaum and Frankel families for
their generous support.
We are also deeply grateful to the many donors who prefer to
remain anonymous. To all the above, named and unnamed, we bestow the following blessing:
וכל מי שעוסקים בצרכי צבור באמונה
הקדוש ברוך הוא ישלם שכרם
ויסיר מהם כל מחלה וירפא לכל גופם
וישלח ברכה והצלחה בכל מעשה ידיהם

Narration: Paul Rogan

Script: Raizy Pheterson

Aerial footage: RG Studio http://www.rg-studio.lt/index.html

Видео The Old Jewish Cemetery of Vilna канала CJ Kramer