Jewish Heritage Europe

Poland: Fate of former synagogue in the Fordon district of Bydgoszcz is uncertain after it fails to sell at 2 auctions

(JHE) — The fate of the early 19th century synagogue building in the Fordon district of Bydgoszcz, in northern Poland, remains uncertain after it failed to be sold at two auctions in recent months. A third auction is planned, maybe … continue reading →

Poland: New Holocaust memorial in Gorlice is shaped like a Star of David; uses rescued matzevot — with translation of their epitaphs

(JHE) — A prominent new Holocaust memorial in Gorlice, in southern Poland, is a pavilion-like building shaped like a Star of David that conserves numerous matzevot and fragments discovered at the site of a former Hasidic bet midrash in the … continue reading →

France: 2020 annual report summarizes restoration/preservation work on 15 Jewish cemeteries & 4 synagogues in the Bas-Rhin department of Alsace

Despite the pandemic, last year saw wide-ranging restoration and maintenance work on a score of historic Jewish heritage sites in the Bas-Rhin department of Alsace. A newly published report by the Heritage Department of the Jewish administrative umbrella Consistoire of … continue reading →

POLAND: Unique collection of more than 65,000 burial cards from the Łódź Jewish cemetery will be digitized, indexed and uploaded online

(JHE) — The unique preserved burial archive of the vast Jewish cemetery in Łódź will be digitized this year, with the details from the burial cards of more than 65,000 individuals uploaded and made available online. The collection is owned … continue reading →