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Slovakia: A Museum of Jewish Culture is being developed in Bardejov. Organizers are reaching out to residents and descendants for objects to include. It will be located in the recently restored Beit Midrash in the historic Jewish quarter — the Jewish Suburbium.

A Museum of Jewish Culture is being developed in Bardejov, in eastern Slovakia. It will be  located in the recently restored beit midrash — one of the components of the historic Jewish quarter — the Jewish Suburbium, which together with … continue reading →

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026: Naming names and highlighting the growing Holocaust Memorial Monuments Database

Pinkas synagogue, Prague. Names of the more than 77,000 Holocaust victims from Bohemia and Moravia

January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also dedicated or … continue reading →

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Czech Republic: Archaeologists will research the site of Brno’s destroyed Great Synagogue as part of a series of commemorative initiatives

Archaeological excavation is due to begin in March on the site of Brno’s destroyed Great Synagogue, as part of a series of initiatives commemorating the synagogue, which was built in 1853-1855 and torched by the Nazis  in March 1939.. “The … continue reading →

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Poland: There’s a project to preserve, protect, and display the unique wooden mikvah discovered in Oświęcim, the town where the Nazis built the Auschwitz camp. It will form part of the town’s growing commemorative framework.

The Castle Museum in Oświęcim has embarked on a project to preserve, protect, and display the unique wooden mikvah discovered in the town in 2023. As we posted at the time, the mikvah, believed to be a unique example of … continue reading →

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Hungary: Rare ceramic tombstones from the historic Jewish cemetery in Tata are undergoing restoration, part of the ongoing restoration, maintenance and documentation of the cemetery

Rare ceramic tombstones are undergoing restoration as part of a general ongoing project to restore. maintain, and document  the historic Jewish cemetery in Tata.  Three ceramic grave markers belonging to Áron Mózes Fischer (1796-1861) and members of his family were … continue reading →

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