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Spain: Government grant to carry out restoration of the medieval synagogue conserved in the Archaeological Park in Lorca castle, attached to a Parador hotel

The Spanish government has allocated €1.5 million to carry to restoration work on the medieval synagogue and surrounding medieval remains conserved in the Archeological Park of Lorca, in southeast Spain. The funds will go specifically to resolving issues related to … continue reading →

Poland: Archaeology at the site of the Warsaw Ghetto sheds dramatic and poignant light

Memorial and grave of Warsaw Ghetto fighters, at the site of Mila 18

(JHE) — A child’s shoe. Kitchen utensils. Crockery. Books. Ceramic tiles. Corroded tools. Discoveries during archaeological excavations this summer on the site of the WW2 Warsaw Ghetto are shedding dramatic — and poignant — light on the lives of the … continue reading →

Lithuania: Memorandum signed with city for development of site of destroyed Vilnius Great Synagogue

(JHE) — The Vilnius Municipality has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vilnius Jewish community and the Goodwill Foundation that will lead to development of the site of the city’s destroyed Great Synagogue as a space of commemoration, education, … continue reading →

Poland: A powerful new commemorative complex marks Warsaw Ghetto mass graves at the Okopowa st Jewish cemetery (see video)

(JHE) — A striking new memorial complex in Warsaw’s Okopowa street Jewish cemetery now marks one of Europe’s biggest World War II mass burial sites — two deep pits containing the mass graves of thousands of Jews who died or … continue reading →