A new civic association — Mekomot Slovakia — is undertaking the gradual restoration, clean-up, and maintenance of the Jewish cemetery in the historic town of Levoča, in eastern Slovakia. It started in August with clean-up operations and hopes to complete … continue reading →
In collaboration with France’s Heritage Foundation, the owner and the association that operates the historic former synagogue in Hégenheim have launched a fundraising campaign to continue restoration of the building as an arts center. Donations will make it possible to … continue reading →
Two projects aimed as preserving and valorizing Jewish history and heritage and in two seacoast cities — Brighton, on the English Channel and Grimsby, on the North Sea — have received National Lottery Heritage funded grants. One is the ongoing … continue reading →
We wish all our readers a Happy Hanukkah! In these difficult times, and in the wake of the horror in Sydney, the spirit of Light is needed even more than ever — so, as we’ve done in the past, we … continue reading →
This autumn, around 2,500 fragments of matzevot were extracted from beneath the parking lot of the City Hall in Janów Lubelski, a small town near Lublin in eastern Poland. The Nazi German occupiers had used them to build three underground … continue reading →
