The city of Vilnius has demolished the nursery school that was built in the 1960s atop the destroyed Great Synagogue of Vilna, clearing the way for development of the Great Synagogue and Mikvah complex as a heritage site. The two-week … continue reading →
Restoration work on the Moorish-style synagogue building in Vrbové will be continued thanks to more than €600,000 in funding obtained from the EU and the city. A little over a month ago, the My Trnava web site and other media … continue reading →
Gary Mokotoff, a pioneering figure in the Jewish Genealogy world, has died. He passed away on August 31, aged 88. Mokotoff was involved in Jewish genealogy for decades. He authored many books and articles and was the longtime publisher of … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Call for Submissions for the 2027 issue of: Markers: the Annual Journal of the Association for Gravestone Studies. The deadline is November 1, 2025. Markers is the scholarly journal of the U.S.-based Association for … continue reading →
