The recently established ESJF — European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative — has launched a web site where you can access information on its activities — fencing Jewish cemeteries in (mainly) Eastern and Central Europe; delineating their boundaries; and clearly identifying … continue reading →
On October 9, 2015 the impressive “Lost Shtetl” memorial complex was officially dedicated in and around the small town of Šeduva, Lithuania, with a ceremony attended by Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and other VIPs, including Amir Maimon, Israel’s first ambassador to Lithuania; Darius … continue reading →
A historic but derelict former synagogue in Wales has received a grant to covert it into apartments. The Welsh government awarded a £95,000 grant toward the conversion of the Old Synagogue on Bryntirion Road in the town of Merthyr Tydfil — … continue reading →
Archeologists have discovered a mikveh, or ritual bath, dating back to the 16th or 17th century in the town of Schmalkalden in former East Germany. The Thuringian State Office of Historic Monuments and Archaeology (TLDA) announced the discovery on October … continue reading →
The Berlin Wall came down 26 years ago, on November 9, 1989 — a day that also marked the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night of Nov. 9-10 1938 when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish … continue reading →
