JewishGen adds names to Memorials & Plaques database

Nov 24, 2025
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JewishGen has updated its Memorials & Plaques Database, which includes the data from memorial plaques and Yizkor lists from synagogues and other memorials and lists. The database can be accessed here. Approximately 4,300 records and 4,000 photos from 29 new organizations/memorials were added from Algeria, Colombia, France, Israel, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Tunisia, Ukraine, and 7 states in the US; Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee. To view the complete list of institutions in the database, go here.

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