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UK update: For the second time, plans for a towering office block that would overshadow historic Bevis Marks synagogue are rejected

The City of London has once again refused plans for a towering office block that would have overshadowed historic Bevis Marks synagogue. In a vote last week, the City of London Planning Committee voted 14 to eight against approving the … continue reading →

New Jewish Cemeteries Long(er) Read: In 2024, thanks to help from sponsors and volunteers, Maceva made significant progress in documenting Jewish cemeteries

We’ve posted a new Jewish Cemeteries Long(er) Read!  Called With a big help from our friends, Maceva moved forward to preserve and document Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania, it reports on the work this past year by the NGO Maceva, the … continue reading →

Hungary: NGO says 2024 was its biggest year of progress to date in cleaning and restoring the vast Kozma utca Jewish cemetery in Budapest.

A worker in the Kozma utca Jewish cemetery, Budapest, 2024

The NGO working to clean and restore the vast Kozma utca Jewish cemetery in Budapest reports that 2024 was a “banner year” and its biggest year of progress to date. By the end of December, the Friends of the Budapest … continue reading →