Jewish cemetery project (experience, muslim, Article, Zen)

[Djamila]

The Bihac Jewish community was completely exterminated during the Holocaust - I think the English news anchor in this clip says "almost" or something, but it was complete - there are no Jews at Bihac.

Anyhow, they're started the project for realizing complete reconstruction and preservation of the Jewish cemetery in Bihac - a city that is 99.99999999999% Muslim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUh9PKGTMJE

[Djamila]

From another article:

Aviva Soloman, a great-grand-daughter of only surviving family of Bihac Jews which now resides in Sarajevo, said she is very pleased to hear the cemetery in which are contained remains of her ancestors will be reconstructed.

"When it is completed, this will be another historical gem for Bihac and special significance to the memory of the Bihac Jews. It will play its part in the overall image of the City on the River Una as a city of beauty and good living, and contribute towards the total experience of Bihac as a historical city with much past of all peoples preserved for the modern era."

[Djamila]

From the Jewish Congress:

"Jewish communities throughout Europe face numerous obstacles in the struggle to preserve their heritage for future generations, many of which are intentionally put into effect by governments and various other authorities. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, we are fortunate our greatest problem is acquiring the necessary funds to restore and permanantly protect that which has already been preserved by our fellow citizens for centuries. We owe a great debt to the Jewish communities of Hungary, France, Canada, and the United States both for donations that have allowed us to restore our heritage and the necessary expertise to do so without causing any significant damage to our historical monuments and treasures. The Jewish community is most thankful for the numerous Jewish communities that worked together with local authorities in Sarajevo to rebuilt Sarajevo's Sephardic cemetery and also for the citizens of Sarajevo who made donations towards the new fascade for our Temple on the Miljatska."