jhe The town of Grodzisk Mazowiecki in central Poland has taken steps to preserve its Jewish cemetery from property development and has ordered clean-up of the site to begin. Mayor Grzegorz Benedykciński was quoted by the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper as saying there … continue reading →
A new smartphone and tablet app — Salonika Jewish Legacy — takes users on a tour of Jewish heritage and history in Thessaloniki, Greece. The app is the second in a series of apps on Jewish heritage in Greek cities. The first, for Ioannina, released in 2014, includes an interactive … continue reading →
Attention young scholars….please help us! For a possible future project, we are seeking information on scholars who have completed a Masters or PhD degree — or are current working on one — in the field of Jewish heritage: what is … continue reading →
Note: This is an updated and revised version of a post made earlier, including further information and background about the mikvah, from Virtual Shtetl. A well-preserved mikvah in the small town of Chmielnik in south-central Poland remains largely intact in … continue reading →
The February issue of the Jewish Heritage Europe monthly Newsletter is out! This month’s theme is “Openings and Opportunities,” and there are reports from Lithuania, Poland, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Turkey Latvia — and more. Sign up for … continue reading →
