jhe Controversy has erupted over an erotic photo shoot in the abandoned 17th century Jewish cemetery in Chęciny, in south-central Poland. Photos published on the echodnia.eu web site show a blonde model in a black bra and panties posing amid the overgrown … continue reading →
Samuel D. Gruber has posted a fascinating item on his blog recounting the story of a rare East-European-style synagogue mural from 1910, which has been discovered in Burlington Vermont — and on which restoration work is set to begin. Photos can … continue reading →
The Lo-Tishkach Foundation European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative has provided valuable lists of dozens of Jewish cemeteries and mass grave sites in parts of Ukraine and Latvia that need marking, maintenance or memorializing. Similar lists are promised for Lithuania and Poland. … continue reading →
According to pictures on the Gazeta Wyborcza Lublin edition web site, progress has been made on a housing estate in Bilgoraj, in southeast Poland, that is being constructed as something of a living “shtetl skansen” — or open air shtetl museum. … continue reading →
The long and often tortuous legal battles to win restitution of Jewish properties that were nationalized by communist governments have often overshadowed the pressing practical concerns of what to do with such properties, whether they are owned by Jewish communities … continue reading →
