Recently, the Bagnówka Cemetery Restoration Project (BCRP) acquired World War II Luftwaffe Aerial Images of the Bagnówka Jewish Cemetery in Białystok, Poland from the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). These images are part of more than 1.25 million … continue reading →
Archaeologists have brought to light the most extensive remains of a medieval Jewish cemetery in France. The National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) announced this month that excavations concluded last year in Châteauroux, in central France, had revealed 46 … continue reading →
The city of Tallinn is planning to develop the site of the destroyed Old Jewish Cemetery into a memorial area, with informational panels, according to Estonian Public Radio. The project is in its drafting stage, with an expected budget of … continue reading →
Today, March 8, is marked around the world as International Women’s Day. In past years, we have marked the day with photo essays showing how women have been represented in Jewish art. (Click HERE for 2019 and HERE for 2018.) … continue reading →
Poland’s Rabbinical Commission on Cemetery Affairs decried what it called the “conscious and merciless destruction of the Jewish cemetery” in the southern town of Jasło, by the construction of a road through the cemetery territory. It said at least eight … continue reading →
