Work will begin in June to restore the historic (but devastated) Bródno Jewish cemetery in Warsaw’s Praga district, in what Virtual Shtetl describes as “one of the largest projects of the Jewish Religious Community in Warsaw.” According to the … continue reading →
Polish volunteers have helped save the Jewish cemetery in the Polish town of Dobrzyn nad Wisla, which was flooded when the Vistula (Wisla) river overflowed its banks, according to accounts in Israel Hayom and Arutz Sheva. The flooding had disturbed graves … continue reading →
Seven Jewish gravestones that were used in construction were found in the ceiling of the basement of a disused house in Golina, Poland. Virtual Shtetl, quoting local TV in Konin, reports that the stones were discovered by chance by … continue reading →
A major exhibition on Jewish inscriptions in Basilicata and in Puglia, displayed in several venues, has opened in southern Italy. Called “Ketav, Sefer, Miktav: Jewish Written Culture in Basilicata and Puglia,” the exhibition is mounted in honor of the late scholar … continue reading →
Local media in Moldova report that fire this week swept through the Jewish cemetery in the town of Lipcani, a small town in northern Moldova on the border with Romania. Pictures and video showed the stones apparently intact, but the … continue reading →
