The winners of the International Youth Competition on Local Jewish Cemeteries have been announced. They include 15 projects from six countries: Five from Ukraine, four from Hungary, two each from Georgia and Moldova, and one each from Slovakia and Lithuania. … continue reading →
(JHE) — Thanks to a partnership between Jewish communal organisations, NGOs and private individuals, more than 300 matzevot used as paving in the town of Sniatyn in western Ukraine have been rescued and removed to a local Jewish cemetery. Plans … continue reading →
A Jewish gravestone apparently from the 19th century that had been uprooted and converted into a millstone is for sale on an online auction site in Belarus. It was put up for sale from someone from the town of Molodechno. … continue reading →
The old Jewish cemetery on Szél street in Veszprém has been restored and transformed into a memorial park, which was formally inaugurated this week. Participants at the ceremony Thursday included Rabbi Tamás Verő, Cantor Gergely Nógrádi, and Hungarian Regional Development … continue reading →
Over the past two years a group of boys from the Roma community has worked to clean and restore the Jewish cemetery in the village of Vinodol, in southwest Slovakia. A ceremony this past week unveiled a Holocaust memorial there … continue reading →
