It’s worth cross-posting this item from JHE coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber’s Jewish Heritage Travel blog about the exemplary Jewish Tourism and Information Center in Brno, Czech Republic, which she visited last week. Once again I have to hand … continue reading →
Vandals have toppled or otherwise damaged 55 tombstones in the old Orthodox section of the Jewish cemetery in Kosice, Slovakia. The damage — amounting to 50,000 euro — was discovered on Monday afternoon. An article in the online publication … continue reading →
The recent discovery of the book of funeral records for the Jewish cemetery in Deutschkreutz, Austria, may help map the graves in cemetery, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II. According to Austrian media, the records … continue reading →
News media in L’viv are reporting on the discovery of fragments of matzevot, Jewish gravestones, near L’viv — they are thought to be fragments from the city’s destroyed Old Cemetery, which is now occupied by a large market. According … continue reading →
The local Leustach civic association has organized a clean-up operation for the abandoned and overgrown 18th century Jewish cemetery in the village of Janikovce, a few kilometers from Nitra, Slovakia. Leustach organized two days of clean-up work, March 31 … continue reading →
