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Poland: The Jewish cemetery in Mszana Dolna is ceremonially reopened after restoration of the fence and matzevot is completed

After months of work, the Jewish cemetery in Mszana Dolna, a small town south of Krakow, was ceremonially reopened after completion of the repair of its fence and the renovation of 22 matzevot. The work was carried out by the … continue reading →

Italy: An all but forgotten monument on the Tuscan coast marks a little-known chapter in the early history of the state of Israel

The monument to the December 31, 1948 air disaster on Monte Argentario

An all but forgotten monument on Italy’s Tuscan coast marks a little-known chapter in the early history of the state of Israel – a plane disaster on New Year’s Eve 1948 that took the lives of 13 people, including the … continue reading →

Ukraine: Chortkiv received grant from Aliph Foundation to begin restoration of the historic Hasidic Kloyz synagogue

The city of Chortkiv in western Ukraine has won a grant to begin restoration of what its web site called the city’s “historical pearl” — the Hasidic synagogue, or Kloyz of the Tzaddik Rabbi David Moshe Friedmann.  An announcement on … continue reading →