The schedule of events for March at the Fundacja Judaica/Jewish Culture Center in Krakow is now online. Events this month include lectures, film screenings, book promotions, commemorations and the opening of two exhibitions: Romani Trail of Martyrdom in Little Poland … continue reading →
A photographic exhibition called “A Kaddish for the Wooden Synagogues of Lithuania” opens today (Feb. 6) at the City Hall in Vilnius, sponsored by the Jakovas Bunka Charity and Sponsorship Fund. A dozen or so small wooden synagogues survive in … continue reading →
The magnificent orthodox synagogue in Presov, Slovakia was beautifully restored in the 1990s and — far too big for the tiny contemporary Jewish community — it is used for concerts. It also houses the precious Barkany Judaica collection in … continue reading →
After seven years of work, the Vilnius Jewish Library will be opening on December 16, at Gedimino Prospektas 24, LT 01013 Vilnius, Lithuania. The first Jewish library in Lithuania since the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto in 1943, it is … continue reading →
