The Foundation for Jewish Heritage was tasked with assessing how historic Jewish cemeteries are currently being promoted in Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine, and what the potential of Jewish cemeteries as visitor destinations is in these seven focus countries through a variety of lenses. The document also analyses the current picture of Jewish heritage tourism, successful examples of Jewish cemeteries which are developing themselves as heritage sites, considers the audience for such products, and the role which environmentally and socially responsible tourism and innovative technologies might have in both maintaining sites and engaging new audiences. This study is rooted in the commitment of local populations creating solutions for preservation and promotion that they themselves will take forward.
Jewish Cemeteries as Visitor Destinations
