Controversy has erupted over an erotic photo shoot in the abandoned 17th century Jewish cemetery in Chęciny, in south-central Poland. Photos published on the echodnia.eu web site show a blonde model in a black bra and panties posing amid the overgrown … continue reading →
The Lo-Tishkach Foundation European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative has provided valuable lists of dozens of Jewish cemeteries and mass grave sites in parts of Ukraine and Latvia that need marking, maintenance or memorializing. Similar lists are promised for Lithuania and Poland. … continue reading →
The public is invited to “open doors” events at the Jewish cemetery in Moinesti, in northeast Romania, on Sept. 6 and 8, between 4 and 6 p.m. The events are sponsored by the Leolam Jewish Heritage Foundation, which was founded … continue reading →
Notes on recent (or ongoing) cemetery restoration and preservation projects around Europe On his Vanished World blog, Christian Herrmann reports on the start August 9 of the SVIT work camp to clean up the vast Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi (Czernowitz) … continue reading →
Clean-up and restoration work starts Aug. 1 in the Jewish cemetery in Myslowice, in southern Poland, thanks to pressure on municipal authorities by local citizens and activists, writes the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper. The cemetery situated on ul. Gwarków is … continue reading →
