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Job Opportunity: Bardejov Beit Midrash restoration Project Director

The Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee is looking for a local Project Manager and Coordinator for Beith Hamidrash restoration project in Bardejov, eastern Slovakia. The building, part of an important Jewish communal complex, will become a culture center and museum. We … continue reading →

Slovakia update: Work progresses at Senec synagogue, with a discovery

Workers restoring the long-derelict synagogue in Senec, Slovakia made a discovery — the foundations of the Bimah. The discovery was published in a progress report on the €1.6 million restoration, released by Senec city officials in late February. It said … continue reading →

New video on the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Białystok, Poland addresses issues faced in many other Jewish cemetery projects

A new video about the restoration of the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Białystok, Poland is specific to that ongoing project — but it also is very relevant to many other Jewish cemetery restoration projects planned, wanted, or under way elsewhere. … continue reading →

For International Women’s Day 2019: Women Remembered in Jewish Ritual Art

As we did last year, we’re marking March 8 — International Women’s Day — by highlighting the way Jewish women are remembered in visual terms: specifically, the way women are portrayed in Jewish funerary art. Jewish cemeteries are often called … continue reading →