jhe E. Randol Schoenberg, Acting Executive Director of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, has written a detailed blog post about the rededication ceremony October 5 of the little rural synagogue in Čkyně, a small town in southern Czech Republic where … continue reading →
This brief documentary describes the work of the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina Association (and its Ludmir Fellowship) in researching and documenting Jewish history, heritage and culture in Bukovina and Galicia, in western Ukraine. The second part of the film shows … continue reading →
Good news from Poland. The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ) reports that the restoration of the roof of the 18th century synagogue in Przysucha was completed in September — a major step in the preservation … continue reading →
The former synagogue in Slavonice, a small town in the southern Czech Republic on the Austrian border, is for sale by the city — the sale is advertised on the town’s web site, which has a link to a real … continue reading →
The Virtual Shtetl portal reports that the Museum of the History of Polish Jews has exceeded its budget and is seeking more operational funding from the state and the city of Warsaw. The report says that the opening of the … continue reading →
