According to a report (including video) on Moldovan TV, fire — possibly due to arson — has damaged what had been the already gaping ruins of an early 20th century synagogue, located on Rabbi Tirelson street. The fire was … continue reading →
MACEVA, the non-profit organization founded by Lithuanian psychologist Aleksandr Avramenko and Lithuanian author Sergey Kanovich, has announced that it is digitizing, reconstructing and cleaning three more abandonded Jewish cemetery sites in Lithuania: the cemeteries in Pabrade, Dieveniskes and Utena. … continue reading →
A restoration project at the 17th Century Portuguese Synagogue Complex in Amsterdam has been awarded the European Union’s Europa Nostra prize for conservation. From the Europa Nostra web site: “Thanks to the restoration work, the Portuguese Synagogue is now … continue reading →
A well-preserved mikvah pool has been discovered in Zamosc, Poland. According an article in Gazeta newspaper and quoted by Virtual Shtetl, it was discovered in the basement of the former late 19th-century Jewish bath house, during renovation work on … continue reading →
The Lithuania Jewish Cemetery Project has completed the full digitalization of the Pabrades Jewish Cemetery. Photographs, epitaphs, inscriptions, translations, even a video — all now online. Mazel tov! ShareTweetSharePin
