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Poland: In Oświęcim, the Bunker of Memory commemorative project in the Jewish cemetery is completed — watch the video

Detail of the Bunker of Memory showing informational signage Photo: Oshpitzin Museum

The Oshpitzin Jewish Museum in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp, has completed another element in its complex of memorial sites in the city — transforming a Nazi bunker in the Jewish … continue reading →

Simchas Torah 2024 — Arks (and bimahs and silver) to mark the holiday that celebrates the Torah

Top of the ark in the prayer room, Polna, Czech Republic

(JHE) — Shemini Atzeret and Simchas Torah —  the Jewish festival at the end of Sukkoth that celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings (and beginning of the new cycle), begin tonight. These are difficult times, … continue reading →

Romania: Restoration of Fabric Synagogue in Timişoara moves closer with agreement signed between the city and the World Monuments Fund

Fabric synagogue, Timișoara

Restoration of the grand Fabric Synagogue in Timişoara and its transformation into a cultural center  has moved closer, with the signing last week of a memorandum of understanding agreement between the Timişoara municipality and the World Monuments Fund.   The … continue reading →