An appeal has been launched to save the historic synagogue in Nowy Korczyn, Poland. The classicist building, dating from 1659 (and rebuilt in 1724), has deteriorated rapidly in recent years and is in serious danger of collapse. Among other things, … continue reading →
Plans have been announced for a small new Jewish museum to be installed in the ceremonial hall of the Jewish cemetery in Acqui Terme, an ancient spa town in Italy’s northwestern Piedmont region. Few details have been made public, but … continue reading →
At least four big Jewish culture festivals are on in Europe this week and next — in Warsaw; Budapest; Pula, Croatia, and Italy’s Puglia (Apulia) region — ahead and after the “really big” one — the European Day of … continue reading →
Maceva, an NGO that cleans and documents and educates about Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania, has published its Spring/Summer 2012 Newsletter, with updates on its activities over the past few months. There are reports about clean-up and documentation activities in … continue reading →
The human remains of a prestigious British Jewish dynasty, the Brights of Sheffield, risk being dug up after their graves have been levelled by a bulldozer, the Jewish Chronicle reports. The family mausolea are in what is (or was) a private Jewish … continue reading →
