The Jewish heritage sites in Pesaro, on Italy’s Adriatic coast, will be opened to visitors from now until the end of September, but — as in previous years — only on one afternoon a week. Sites include the old Jewish quarter, … continue reading →
The sociologist Anna Susak from the Center for Urban History in L’viv gives a richly fascinating talk on how people in L’viv regard Jewish heritage, history and culture in the city. She was speaking in Riga, Latvia, at the Second International … continue reading →
Israel-based journalist Shimon Briman visited L’viv and wrote a lengthy article on the complexities and competing (and complementary) interests involved in Jewish heritage issues and preservation/commemoration strategy in that city for the Kiev newspaper The Day. Read the article, … continue reading →
Good news form Poland — the synagogue in Wielkie Oczy, in southeast Poland on the Ukrainian border, which had languished derelict for years in a steadily deteriorating condition — will reopen June 16 after a restoration funded by the town, … continue reading →
An all-day series of events to mark the 150th anniversary of the Kazinczy street synagogue in Miskolc, Hungary, will take place on June 9, organized by the autonomous Orthodox Jewish congregation there. (The city’s grand Paloczy street synagogue, built in … continue reading →
