The devastating series of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria earlier this month reduced cities to rubble, obliterated centuries-old cultural heritage, and left more than 50,000 dead and as many as 1.5 million or more homeless. The toll — both in … continue reading →
Remnants of a second historic Mikvah have been discovered during construction of a parking lot in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp. This one is wooden — believed unique in Europe — … continue reading →
(JHE) — An intrepid art historian acting on a hunch hiked along the perimeter of Budapest’s vast Kozma street Jewish cemetery to make an exciting discovery — a long forgotten sculptural monument by the noted architect Béla Lajta that marks … continue reading →
The non-profit Friends of Budapest Jewish Cemetery organization carried out extensive clean-up work at the city’s vast Kozma street Jewish cemetery this past year, cleaning an area of 6.85 hectares (17 acres) encompassing 21,873 graves. It was “our best year … continue reading →
(JHE) — In 2022, the Tachov Archives and Museum Society (TAMUS), a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving Jewish cemeteries and other sites, carried out detailed photo documentation of four Czech Jewish cemeteries and launched a QR … continue reading →
