A historic 19th century Jewish cemetery on Malta has been cleaned up by local activists, and translation of the gravestone epitaphs has begun. The clean-up of the Jewish section of Valletta’s Ta’ Braxia cemetery took place this spring, on … continue reading →
In recent years, the recovery of headstones uprooted from Jewish cemeteries during and after World War II has become a common motif in Jewish heritage preservation. In towns, cities, and villages, Jewish cemeteries were plundered and essentially used as … continue reading →
The Maceva Litvak Cemetery Catalogue, strapped for funding, has launched a newly designed web site which includes a new access policy for its digitized cemetery resources that essentially puts its database behind a paywall. Under the new policy, Maceva … continue reading →
A civic-run Jewish museum has opened in Fondi, a town in Italy’s Lazio region, near the coast halfway between Rome and Naples, where Jews lived from ancient Roman times until their expulsion half a millennium ago. It was the second … continue reading →
The grand, domed synagogue in Lučenec, Slovakia long stood a dramatically derelict ruin…. but, as we have reported, the building, which is owned by the city, has now been restored, transformed into a cultural center, whose premises also include … continue reading →
