Fragments of the Munich’s magnificent main synagogue, which Hitler personally ordered demolished in June 1938, have been found in the Isar river, which runs through the city. Construction workers discovered the fragments, which include massive pieces, decorative carving, and a … continue reading →
More than 1,000 fragments of Jewish headstones that the Communist authorities removed in the 1960s from the Jewish cemetery on Zagorska Street and used to build a railway station platform will be exhibited to the public. Excavations have been going on … continue reading →
More than 150 Jewish headstones and fragments have been unearthed over the course of the summer during construction on the main market square in Lezajsk, Poland — a town noted as the center of pilgrimage by thousands of Hasids each … continue reading →
We have posted a number of times about efforts to recover Jewish gravestones and their fragments that were uprooted from Jewish cemeteries and used for construction work and other purposes. Most of our posts have dealt with eastern and … continue reading →
News comes from Kovel, western Ukraine, of another instance of the discovery of numerous fragments of Jewish gravestones that were used for construction work in Ukraine in the Soviet period. The news site Newsru.co.il reports that the fragments were discovered … continue reading →
