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Amsterdam’s Zeeburg Jewish Cemetery Opens to Public

A long-abandoned 300-year-old Jewish cemetery, the largest in the Netherlands, will be open to the public one Sunday a month into November, thanks to restoration efforts by local Jewish and Moroccan young people. JTA quotes Marcel Mock, the spokesperson for the … continue reading →

Replica of Gwozdziec synagogue ceiling unveiled in museum

The glorious painted replica of the vaulted ceiling of the destroyed synagogue in Gwozdziec has been unveiled in the building of the forthcoming Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The ceiling, constructed over the past year and a half … continue reading →

Documentation of Mezuzah sites in Poland

  A  web site project documents the traces on doorposts in Poland where mezuzahs were once affixed — and asks people to send in their photos, with location noted. All over Poland (and other countries, of course) many doorposts still bear … continue reading →