The eighth edition of the annual Day of Jewish Monuments in the Czech Republic will take place on Sunday, August 10, 2025. This year, more than 75 selected Jewish monuments in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia will be made available visitors … continue reading →
Today is the Jewish fast day of Tisha B’av, or the Ninth of Av. It commemorates and mourns the destruction of the First and Second Temples and other tragedies that befell the Jewish people. The Western Wall — or Kotel … continue reading →
Incorporating thousands of rescued gravestones and fragments, the new Memorial Monument on the site of the destroyed Jewish cemetery in Brest (Brest-Litovsk) has been inaugurated with a ceremony attended by civic and religious leaders as well as descendants and local … continue reading →
Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups — Our second round-up of initiatives for 2025. More than 100 actions from 15 countries At the beginning of May, we published the first round-up for 2025 showcasing some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place … continue reading →
The Ukraine Cabinet of Ministers has upgraded the status of the tomb in Uman of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov to that of a monument of national significance. It had previously been recognized as a local monument. The ruling, adopted July … continue reading →
