Cemetary Cleanup

While not an official UMBC Hillel event—rather a project that our board member Don Engel is involved in—we will help coordinate transportation for those that need. Please reach out to Aliza at asilverman@umbc.edu. Please register here.

Jewish Cemetery Association (JCA) provides ongoing care and maintenance for Jewish cemeteries across Baltimore. 

Volunteers are needed to clean up and photograph tombstones and other monuments at Mikro Kodesh Beth Israel Ceremony (Bowleys Lane) in Rosedale, Baltimore County. 

Volunteers will be asked to remove debris/trash, clean, and photograph tombstones so they can be added to cemetery databases. Due to natural and human causes, many of the tombstones are faded and/or damaged and the writing/names are missing. Photographs will then be cataloged and added to online databases so that descendants can track their ancestors.

Restrictions: Any ages welcome. Volunteers must be able to stand, walk (on uneven ground), and bend over for extended periods of time. Volunteers must have access to a digital camera or high-quality smartphone camera. Any children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.