We have posted the power point presentation about the challenges (and some successes) vis-a-vis the preservation of synagogues in Romania, made by Lucia Apostol, of the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities, at the Krakow working seminar on Managing Jewish Immovable … continue reading →
A four-star hotel, the Hotel Ilan, is set to open in October in the large building in Lublin, Poland, that once housed the Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin, founded in 1930 by Rabbi Yehuda Meyer Shapiro. The building is owned by … continue reading →
Restoration work began in August on the 17th century Sephardic cemetery in Bidache, in southwestern France, just east of Bayonne and near the Spanish border. According to the news site sudouest.fr, the works will concentrate on restoration of the monumental … continue reading →
Using new technology to document and preserve Jewish heritage sites was one of the focus areas of the working seminar on Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage, held in Krakow last April. An article by Duane Quates on the blog of the Society … continue reading →
The Jewish cemetery at Jonava, Lithuania, is listed as a Cultural Heritage site and one of the best preserved and best maintained in Lithuania, but discoveries are still being made there. Within the past few days, several buried matzevot were … continue reading →
