admin The village of Milówka, in southern Poland, has published a new, downloadable brochure on its Jewish cemetery, which was founded in 1891. The illustrated brochure is only in Polish. Download a PDF version HERE ShareTweetSharePinEmail
If you want to visit Turkey’s glorious historic synagogues, you must plan ahead and be mindful of security concerns, writes Mark I. Pinsky. In an article published several weeks ago in The Forward, he details his visits to centuries-old synagogues in … continue reading →
Alarm has been raised over the condition of the abandoned 18th century Jewish cemetery in Mysłowice, in southern Poland. Virtual Shtetl reports that the Mysłowice town office, the Jewish Religious Community in Katowice, the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage (FODŻ) … continue reading →
A 6 million euro project to restore the Reichenbachstrasse synagogue in Munich has been announced. The synagogue, designed by the architect Gustav Meyerstein and built in 1931 — just two years before Hitler came to power — has fallen … continue reading →
The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy (IIJG) has announced that its Founding Director, Dr. Neville Lamdan, has retired from his position after seven years in the job. In his place, the IIJG Executive Committee decided to create the new positions … continue reading →
