We’ve posted a new Jewish Cemeteries Long(er) Read! Called With a big help from our friends, Maceva moved forward to preserve and document Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania, it reports on the work this past year by the NGO Maceva, the … continue reading →
The NGO working to clean and restore the vast Kozma utca Jewish cemetery in Budapest reports that 2024 was a “banner year” and its biggest year of progress to date. By the end of December, the Friends of the Budapest … continue reading →
The former synagogue in Barczewo has been officially inaugurated as a multi-purpose district cultural center following the completion this past summer of the more than €500,000 first phase of its renovation. A concert highlighted an official inaugural event December 10, … continue reading →
Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella joined Jewish leaders, other civic and government officials, Holocaust survivors, and local Jews as guest of honor at a crowded ceremony December 5 celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Tempio Maggiore — the grand Great Synagogue … continue reading →
The restoration of the grand, largely demolished Choral Synagogue in Samara, on the Volga River in Russia, has suffered delays but should be completed by the end of 2026. As we posted earlier, a symbolic cornerstone for the restoration, carried out … continue reading →
