We posted in the past couple of years about two major developments regarding Jewish heritage in Glasgow — the renovation and repair work at the historic Jewish Enclosure of the monumental Necropolis cemetery, and the nearly £350,000 grant from … continue reading →
The ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative was founded in 2015 to protect Jewish cemeteries across Europe, particularly in eastern Europe outside the EU. In our latest Have Your Say personal essay, ESJF CEO Phil Carmel reflects on the progress … continue reading →
Severe storms and high winds toppled trees causing damage to gravestones and tombs in the sprawling Okopowa Street Jewish cemetery in Warsaw. “We know of damaged tombstones and ohels, as well as of fallen trees,” the Warsaw Jewish community … continue reading →
The European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative will launch in early July a three-month project to “comprehensively survey the Jewish cemeteries of Belarus.” Training is currently under way for the teams that will go out in the field. ESJF said its survey … continue reading →
A new photography book has come out about two of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the U.K. Called East End Jewish Cemeteries: Brady Street and Alderney Road, the 96-page volume is the result of a five-year documentation project by the … continue reading →
