The Municipality of Kaunas has signed a cooperation agreement with Maceva, an NGO devoted to documenting and maintaining Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania, regarding the care, maintenance and restoration of the city’s Old Jewish Cemetery in Zaliakalnis. Opened in 1861 … continue reading →
The 19th century Jewish section of Glasgow’s Necropolis Cemetery is one of eight historic sites in Scotland that will share in a £1.6 million grant from Historic Scotland to open historic sites to the public. Historic Scotland’s Building Repairs … continue reading →
A rich, public Jewish heritage program that combines lectures, round-table discussions and on-site presentations is currently under way in L’viv, Ukraine. “Jewish Days at City Tower” started July 28 and continues until August 10. It centers on the … continue reading →
It’s summer — and that means traveling time. As we have noted, there is a growing selection of Jewish travel and tourism apps to help visitors interested in visiting Jewish heritage. Here’s one for Jewish Vienna, prepared by the … continue reading →
The restoration of the ornate, red-brick Ceremonial Hall at the “New” Jewish cemetery in the southern Polish city Gliwice, begun in mid-2014, is nearing completion, and the Jewish Museum slated to be installed there is due to open in early … continue reading →
