A local news portal in Serbia has run a lengthy article about the abandoned Jewish cemetery in the town of Jasa Tomic. It is written in Serbian, but google translate gives you the gist of how the writer of … continue reading →
Dr. Sharman Kadish, head of Jewish Heritage UK, has weighed in on the debate in the UK over the possibility that the Value Added Tax exemption for restoring historic buildings may be cancelled. The Jewish Chronicle in London reports … continue reading →
Great news from Liverpool — with the announcement that the restoration of the Deane Road Jewish Cemetery has been completed. This is what Liverpool Labour Councillor Louise Baldock wrote on her blog: This wonderful resting place of some of the … continue reading →
It’s worth cross-posting this item from JHE coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber’s Jewish Heritage Travel blog about the exemplary Jewish Tourism and Information Center in Brno, Czech Republic, which she visited last week. Once again I have to hand … continue reading →
Vandals have toppled or otherwise damaged 55 tombstones in the old Orthodox section of the Jewish cemetery in Kosice, Slovakia. The damage — amounting to 50,000 euro — was discovered on Monday afternoon. An article in the online publication … continue reading →
