A citizens’ group in the village of Mühlhausen, near Erlangen in Bavaria’s Franconia region, has purchased the village’s ravaged 18th century synagogue and hopes to restore it as a memorial and educational center as well as a cultural space. Built … continue reading →
Longtime Jewish cemetery researcher Krzysztof Bielawski has published a major new book on the destruction of Jewish cemeteries in Poland before, during, and after WW2 — up until the present day: the majority of the 280-page book deals with the … continue reading →
UPDATE — Work on the synagogue was completed as of the end of January 2021. The mayor and other officials visited and the town posted a photo gallery showing details of the restored building, including wall paintings, on its … continue reading →
It’s the fourth attempt to auction the building since June and the lack of bidders dropped the starting price to €9,000 (JHE) — The historic synagogue in Slonim, Belarus is going up for auction — again — on December 29. … continue reading →
(JHE) — The tiny former synagogue in the Bavarian village of Gleusdorf — out of use as a synagogue for more than a century — has been refurbished and will open in the spring as an information center about local … continue reading →
