jhe The restoration of the ornate, red-brick Ceremonial Hall at the “New” Jewish cemetery in the southern Polish city Gliwice, begun in mid-2014, is nearing completion, and the Jewish Museum slated to be installed there is due to open in early … continue reading →
The City Council of the town of Kaišiadorys has agreed to “adopt” the decaying wooden synagogue in nearby Žiežmariai and help with the restoration of the building, one of only a dozen or so surviving wooden synagogues in east-central Europe. … continue reading →
Writing on the web site eJewishphilanthropy Liam Hoare “walks in the footsteps” of the 11th century Jewish sage Rashi in Troyes, France and adds to the ongoing discussion about how the tangible and intangible entwine to form a hybrid — … continue reading →
The underground remains of the destroyed Great Synagogue and Shulhof in Vilnius have been identified thanks to a ground-penetrating radar survey carried out in June, and an archeological excavation of the site will begin next year. The Israeli Antiquities Authority … continue reading →
Virtual Shtetl has listed all the pre-World War II synagogues, prayer houses, and shtibls in Warsaw, thanks to Dr. Eleanora Bergman, the leading expert on Polish synagogue architecture, who has allowed the site to post her research. The list … continue reading →
