Restoring Poland’s Jewish Heritage – One Gravestone at a Time

Our Lodge Bezalel OLM for January 15; Reserve Your Seat Now

Steven D. Reece has gone from telling stories as a photojournalist to continuing the story of Poland’s Jewish heritage as the founder and President of The Matzevah Foundation, a nonprofit organization incorporated in Georgia in 2010. He leads Foundation members and volunteers to educate the public about the Holocaust and restore Jewish cemeteries in Poland. Its purpose is to remember and honor the Jewish heritage of Poland, restore what was lost, and reconcile Jews and Gentiles through a common mitzvah, or good deed. 

You can see and hear the latest chapter in the Foundation’s story at the Table Lodge, following our next Lodge Bezalel OLM, January 15, at Congregation Or Hadash, Sandy Springs. HOD brethren are encouraged to gather at 7 p.m. for socializing before our 7:30 Lodge meeting. Non-member guests can arrive at 8:30 for dinner and Mr. Reece’s riveting presentation. There is no charge, but RSVPs are required.

Mr. Reece is an advisor for the European Jewish Cemeteries Advisory Network (EJCAN). EJCAN is a network “of more than 30 international experts representing a range of professional skills and expertise related to Jewish cemeteries, who can be contacted for advice on a number of issues.” He is also certified to teach about the Holocaust through Yad Vashem and Tel Aviv University.

For ten years, Mr. Reece worked as a photojournalist before entering religious and charitable work. He is an ordained Baptist minister and is a graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Presently, he is a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership at Andrews University and will graduate in May 2019.