The Panevėžys Jewish Community received a report April 2 a sign marking the boundary of the Old Jewish Cemetery in the city of Panevėžys had been removed and left nearby. Local residents called the police regarding the incident and the municipal administration was informed.

On April 4 members of the Panevėžys Jewish Community and Loreta Paškevičienė from the city’s architectural department surveyed the state of the Old Jewish Cemetery and made a number of determinations regarding upkeep and renovation.

The sign was set back up.

One of the recommendations was to remove some dead trees and replace them with sapling pines. On April 5 a group of volunteers from the Panevėžys Jewish Community did that and generally cleaned up the area. They also reset and braced some older pines blown down in the storm late last year.

Despite the bad weather, the Panevėžys Jewish Community reported the volunteers planted about 40 saplings that day with help from local arborist Algimantas Kirkilas.