Plans are going ahead for complete surveys of Jewish cemeteries in Silesia, reports Lo Tishkach in its May 2012 newsletter. A full list of burial sites according to district has already been drawn up and standardised Lo Tishkach mass grave … continue reading →
Good news from Austria. The Jewish cemetery in Klagenfurt, in southern Austria, as been restored by the city after decades of neglect. According to the Austrian Independent web site: Among other renovations the entry door and memorial plaques have … continue reading →
A local news portal in Serbia has run a lengthy article about the abandoned Jewish cemetery in the town of Jasa Tomic. It is written in Serbian, but google translate gives you the gist of how the writer of … continue reading →
Judaica Europeana – an international network of museums, libraries and archives that was launched in 2010 – announces that in its first two years it uploaded 3.7 million digital objects to Europeana.eu, Europe’s cultural heritage portal and digital services platform. … continue reading →
Dr. Sharman Kadish, head of Jewish Heritage UK, has weighed in on the debate in the UK over the possibility that the Value Added Tax exemption for restoring historic buildings may be cancelled. The Jewish Chronicle in London reports … continue reading →
