The chief rabbi of Lithuania and Vilnius, Chaim Burshtein, has issued an appeal to halt the excavation of human remains at a Holocaust-era mass grave site that was discovered last week during road construction in Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. … continue reading →
It is with sadness that we note the recent death of Meijers Melers (Meyer Meler), the premier researcher of Jewish cemeteries and mass grave sites in Latvia, who died April 25 at the age of 85. In his Jewish art … continue reading →
The Jewish community of Padova (Padua) Italy recently opened a permanent exhibition/museum as a new step in a more comprehensive project to develop and promote the city’s rich, centuries-old Jewish heritage as both a resource for local people and … continue reading →
Italy’s Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage has launched interactive maps of Jewish heritage sites in Italy. One map pinpoints a variety of sites and provides basic information. Another provides more detailed information on “unmissable” sites in and around a handful … continue reading →
The Slovak Spectator runs a lengthy article highlighting the range of Jewish heritage in Slovakia. Reporter Carmen Virágová notes the Jewish Community Museum in Bratislava, as well as the Chatam Sofer tomb and the two dozen sites on the Slovak Jewish Heritage … continue reading →
