The February 2012 Newsletter of Lo-Tishkach, the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, is out and contains a compendium of valuable information from the news archive of the organization’s web site. Highlights include: — Lo Tishkach to Expand Surveys into Poland … continue reading →
Virtual Shtetl reports that the “new” Jewish cemetery in Bytom, in southern Poland, has been registered on the list of monuments in Silesia region. The cemetery, which dates from 1866, is located at ul. Piekarska 56. From now on, … continue reading →
An exhibition of photographs of synagogues in western Belarus has opened at the State Museum of History and Archeology in Grodno and will run until March 18. The photographs on display were taken by Agata Maksimowska, Julia Popławska … continue reading →
The Daily Mail in London reports on what looks like a stunning exhibition of photographs showing Jewish life in London’s East End following World War II. The exhibit is on show until March 18 at the Westfield Stratford City shopping … continue reading →
The inimitable Meylakh Sheykhet is interviewed and profiled in the Canadian Jewish News in an article by Sheldon Kirshner highlighting his work preserving Jewish cemeteries and mass grave sites in Ukraine. “We are obliged to do this,” he said … continue reading →
