In a post on his Vanished World blog, Christian Hermann posts pictures and describes how the Korn Shil, a synagogue in Chernivtsi (Czernowitz) Ukraine that was long used to house an electric transformer, was restored over the past few years and … continue reading →
Warsaw’s Brodno Jewish cemetery, founded in the 18th century, has been returned to Jewish ownership. The cemetery has been heavily vandalized over the years, despite some attempts at restoration, notably in the 1980s by the Nissenbaum Foundation. (See the report in … continue reading →
As part of its ongoing philatelic series on cultural heritage, Romania recently issued commemorative postage stamps honoring the 130th anniversary of the Great Synagogue in Radauti. The announcement notes that the synagogue was inaugurated “on August 18, 1883, the … continue reading →
