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Poland: Fire destroyed the roof of the 19th century synagogue in Inowlodz, listed as a historic monument but used today as a grocery store

Fire at the Inowłodz former synagogue. Photo: State Fire Service

A fire has seriously damaged the former synagogue in the town of Inowłodz in central Poland. Dating from the mid-19th century, the building is currently used as a grocery store but is listed as a historical monument and retains interior … continue reading →

UK: the Jewbury Medieval Jewish Cemetery in York – today buried under a car park — is listed as a Scheduled Historic Monument, granting it certain protections

First edition Ordnance Survey map of the Jewbury area of York showing the cemetery site as a parcel of land used at that time as an orchard. (1:10,560 scale, surveyed 1846 to 1851, published in 1853)

The government has designated  Jewbury Medieval Jewish Cemetery in York, which today lies buried under a public parking garage, as a Scheduled Monument on the National Heritage List for England, granting it certain protections from development schemes. Scheduled monuments include … continue reading →