Learn about (and help support) the ongoing project to restore the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Bialystok, Poland, the only remaining Jewish cemetery in the city.
On the first Sunday of each month, there is a guided tour of the synagogue, an imposing domed building designed in predominantly Moorish style by the Swiss architect Jean-Henri Bachofen and built in 1857-59.
The Jewish Cemetery of Haguenau is one of the oldest cemeteries in Alsace and has 3,200 graves, some dating from the 17th century.
The cemetery was enlarged in 1766 and 1872. During World War II, its walls and doors were gutted, and graves were also destroyed.
Two guided tours of the cemetery are organized as part of the European Day of Jewish Culture.
Places are limited, registration is required.
The Jewish Cemetery of Haguenau is one of the oldest cemeteries in Alsace and has 3,200 graves, some dating from the 17th century.
The cemetery was enlarged in 1766 and 1872. During World War II, its walls and doors were gutted, and graves were also destroyed.
Two guided tours of the cemetery are organized as part of the European Day of Jewish Culture.
Places are limited, registration is required.
A special exhibit marking the 20th anniversary of the underground complex designed by the architect Martin Kvasnica containing remnants of Bratislava’s Old Jewish Cemetery, which was destroyed in 1944, — 23 graves surrounding the Chatam Sofer’s tomb.
Rabbi Moshe Schreiber, known as the Chatam Sofer (or Chasam Sofer), was a renowned rabbi and scholar who was born in Frankfurt am Main on 26 September 1762 (7 Tishrei 5523).
Open
Friday 10:00 – 16:00
Sunday 10:00 – 16:00
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