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Estonia Update: €400,000 allocated for development of Tallinn’s Old Jewish Cemetery as memorial site and park

(JHE) — City authorities in Tallinn are allocating €400,000 for the development of the site of the destroyed Old Jewish Cemetery into a memorial area and park, with information panels, marked grave sites, and restored walls, paths, and chapel. In … continue reading →

Germany: Citizens’ group seeks to restore the 18th century village synagogue in Mühlhausen, Bavaria, as a memorial and educational center

A citizens’ group in the village of Mühlhausen, near Erlangen in Bavaria’s Franconia region, has purchased the village’s ravaged 18th century synagogue and hopes to restore it as a memorial and educational center as well as a cultural space. Built … continue reading →

The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland — excerpts in English from major new Polish book by Krzysztof Bielawski

Longtime Jewish cemetery researcher Krzysztof Bielawski has published a major new book on the destruction of Jewish cemeteries in Poland before, during, and after WW2 — up until the present day: the majority of the 280-page book deals with the … continue reading →