A second project spearheaded by the Polish Olympic athlete Dariusz Popiela has seen the restoration of a Jewish cemetery and placement of a memorial to its destroyed Jewish community. The memorial at the restored Jewish cemetery in Grybów, in southern … continue reading →
The Viennese architect Theodor Schreier — who died in the Nazi ghetto/concentration camp Terezin — is being honored with a commemorative plaque and memorial concert at his most famous work, the magnificent domed synagogue in St. Pölten, Austria. According to the … continue reading →
Today, September 1, marks the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II — the global conflict that encompassed the Holocaust and brought devastation to the Jewish world in Europe. It is also the 20th anniversary of the European … continue reading →
The hulking, tragic ruins of the synagogue in Brody, Ukraine were the backdrop for a memorial symphonic concert honoring the great Jewish writer Joseph Roth, who was born in Brody 125 years ago (when it was at the eastern edge … continue reading →
In our new Have Your Say essay, Maciek Zabierowski describes the latest commemorative project of the Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim, Poland — the town outside which the Auschwitz death camp was built. It was known in Yiddish as Oshpitzin. … continue reading →
