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Belarus Update: Design for the Holocaust memorial from hundreds of rescued matzevot in Brest is revealed; digitisation of the stones is complete

The Brest-Litovsk Jewish cemetery monument design. Image: Brad. J. Goldberg/Together Plan

The design has been revealed of the monument to be created in Brest (also known as Brest-Litovsk), from the hundreds of matzevot that were rescued from around Brest over the past two decades and which have been piled up and stored … continue reading →

JHE Holidays Edition — Catch up with what you may have missed

The JHE monthly Newsletter — Holidays Edition — is out. Catch up with what you may have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Poland, Slovenia, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Italy, Ukraine, Moldova, the … continue reading →

Czech Republic Update: The renovated former synagogue in Jirkov, now a cultural and social venue

In 2019 we posted that the municipality of Jirkov, in northwest Czech Republic near the border with Germany, had purchased the town’s dilapidated former synagogue in 2016, intending to restore it and its grounds as a social and cultural center. … continue reading →