A map pinpointing the location of more than 130 synagogues, shtibls, and Jewish prayer houses that stood in Vilnius before the Holocaust has been published. Today, only two synagogues (recognizable as synagogues) still stand in the city — the Choral … continue reading →
An Austrian couple from Vienna has bought a 19th century Jewish gravestone they saw advertised online and have returned it to an Austrian Jewish community. According to the Heute news site, the couple purchased the gravestone of one Lev Unger, … continue reading →
In the latest twist in the ongoing debate over the Old Jewish Cemetery in Vilnius, the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum said it was “perplexed” by an apparent proposal by Lithuanian officials to set up a new Jewish museum as … continue reading →
The skeletal human remains found when archaeologists discovered part of the long-lost medieval Jewish cemetery in Rome have been reinterred in the Jewish section of the Prima Porta cemetery in northern Rome.. “We had the merit of fulfilling an … continue reading →
Surveys aimed to determine “with certainty” the borders of the old Jewish cemetery in Mantova and to carry out archeological surveys in the area there where the city of Mantova intends to site a major development project, the Mantova … continue reading →
