IN NOVEMBER 2018, OUR FAMILY WENT TO VISIT OUR GRANDMOTHERS, GREAT GRANDFATHERS, & GREAT GRANDMOTHERS GRAVES IN BOCHNIA POLAND. IT WAS ON A SUNDAY, AND THE GATEKEEPER WAS NOT WORKING ON SUNDAY, THE GATE WAS CLOSED, I JUST COULDN’T BELIEVE IT.

Visibly emotionally stirred as I was, the love and trust in HASHEM was shared by our family, where we prayed outside of the gate.

Out of nowhere a nice neighborly woman came out to us, and inquired what we were doing, and we explained. She responded that if she could be of help in the future, we would be in contact, and we exchanged information.

In May of 2023, my prayer was answered, when I received a WhatsApp from the same woman that we met before, that she and her family would be willing & able to clean the cemetery and bring it a respectful, honorable looking cemetery, where all deceased can rest in peace with dignity, as they deserve.

Her name is ELZBIETA OLCHAWA & HER HUSBAND SZYMON BUJAK

THANK YOU ALMIGHY HASHEM, FOR SENDING US THESE 2 PEOPLE. RELIGION WAS NOT A FACTOR, WE BOTH UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE AND URGENCY TO CLEAN UP BOCHNIA CEMETERY, AND THEY ARE DOING A WONDERFULL JOB IN RESTORATION, CLEANING AND PRESERVATION OFTHE ENTIRE CEMETERY.

Again and again from the beginning, we shared a fundamental obligation, commitment & determination to bring Bochnia Cemetery to it’s proper safekeeping and honorable resting place of our ancestors.

קול שמענו מתוך שוכני עפר ומתוך האש הי''ד

Concluding, Am Yisrael Chai (the Jewish People lives), wishing that the Almighty grant blessings to all who participates in this Holy cause, Amen.

With fraternal affection,

RABBI MEYER CHAIM GREENBAUM