About 150 Jewish gravestones dating back to the 18th century have been discovered during renovation of the main market square in Poddebice, in central Poland. An archeologist quoted in local media say they were uprooted from the Jewish cemetery by … continue reading →
An exhibit opening next week in Krakow’s gothic Old Synagogue (which has housed the Jewish branch of the city’s history museum for more than 50 years) will present a three dimensional reconstruction of the old Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, as … continue reading →
We have now posted the English translation of Hagay HaCohen’s lengthy and comprehensive article about the Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage conference, for Polish Radio’s Hebrew service. Click here to see the translation ShareTweetSharePin
Portugal’s Lusa news agency reports that Portuguese researchers have discovered hundreds of secret markings that Jews left on buildings in the town of Seia, in northern Portugal, following their forced conversion to Catholicism in the 16th century. Reporting on the … continue reading →
JTA has run a story on the ouster of Sven Schuette as director of the Cologne Jewish quarter excavations and Jewish Museum project. It reported that Marcus Trier, the head of Cologne’s Romano-German Museum, has taken Schutte’s place. An attorney for … continue reading →
