The sacred ground
Cemetery boundaries, fencing, cleaning, the mass grave, identified kevarim and long-term protection.
ועד משמרת קדשי עיר שענדישוב
The responsibility did not end with restoration.
The Vaad is the living institutional address for the sacred places of Shendishov—uniting descendants, rabbinic backing, preservation work, hospitality and the continuing care of the site.
די עבודת הקודש
Rescue the place. Restore its dignity. Receive those who return. Preserve it for the future.
The ohel and tziyun
Restoration on the historic site, inscriptions, photographs, repairs and dignified access for tefillah.
Care for visitors
Hospitality near the cemetery and expanded food, prayer, lodging and group arrangements around the hillula.
Continuing stewardship
Local relationships, practical supervision, dated reports, maintenance and work that remains.
פון סכנה צו שמירה
A record of action—not only an appeal.
The source record documents periods of neglect, damaged boundaries, difficult access and danger to the sacred ground. The תשפ״ג campaign began an intensive phase of rescue; later publications document renewed control, restoration of the ohel, repair of the cemetery, protection of the mass grave and a functioning hospitality base.
Every public claim here must lead to dated evidence: a publication, photograph, contract-safe summary, rabbinic letter or completed-work report. Legal negotiations, security arrangements and sensitive locations remain protected.
די געשיכטע פונעם אוהל
The rebuilding is a story of its own.
The finished structure is only the final visible layer. This chapter will preserve the full path through photographs, documents, memories and the Vaad’s working record—without publishing sensitive operational material.
Earlier evidence
Old photographs, descriptions, inscriptions, site memories and every reliable clue to the earlier ohel and its surroundings.
Condition and rescue
The physical state, access problems, boundary concerns and the reason intervention became urgent.
Decisions and work
Plans, halachic guidance, construction stages, recovered details and dated before-and-after evidence.
A living sacred place
Maintenance, tefillah, the hillula, visitor access and the responsibility that begins after construction ends.
א מקום וואס לעבט
The people who come to daven are central to the story.
The rebuilding reaches its purpose when the Rebbe, families, descendants and visitors return for tefillah. Journeys, the hillula, groups inside the ohel, prayer in rain and cold, meals and hospitality turn preservation into a continuing relationship with the place.
These are not decorative event photographs. Each image should carry its date, occasion, people where appropriate, photographer or publication source, and the part of the larger journey it records.
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הנהגה ושותפות
A community responsibility with a wider circle of descendants.
Public campaign material identifies Rabbi Yisroel Horowitz as chairman. The Vaad operates from within the Shendishov community, with rabbanim, Rebbes who descend from the סבא קדישא, board members, descendants, visitors and supporters taking different roles.
The public center will show only confirmed names and approved responsibilities. A complete internal record can preserve the wider board, legal and municipal contacts, donors, descendants and project history without exposing private information.
דין וחשבון
The institutional record
Before and after
Ohel, fencing, cleaning, mass-grave protection, hospitality building and visitor facilities—each with dates and images.
What is maintained
Grounds, access, repairs, local supervision, visitor needs and the annual hillula operation.
Why each action matters
Historic maps, expert inspections, testimonies and rabbinic guidance, with restricted layers where required.
How to take part
Approved appeals, project-specific giving, names for tefillah and ways to contribute information or practical help.
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