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Polish town reconsiders building atop Jewish cemetery site

  The town of Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw has — for the moment — suspended  a plan that would build a residential complex with underground parking on the site of the Jewish cemetery pending investigations to determine the cemetery’s borders. JTA … continue reading →

New website unveiled for Sefardic Córdoba

  As part of year-long events marking the 700th anniversary of the synagogue in Córdoba, Spain, the University of Cordoba and the City Council have launched a new web site dedicated to the Jewish history of the town and region. The … continue reading →

Ruckus over Edirne, Turkey synagogue restoration appears resolved

There was a disturbing ruckus this past week over what appeared to be an attempt to use the nearly-completed restoration of the 1907 Büyük Synagogue (Great Synagogue) in Edirne, Turkey as a political tool within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On November 21, the … continue reading →