The 17th century Great Synagogue in the small village of Tykocin, in northeastern Poland, has been voted one of the “new seven wonders” of Poland, in the third edition of a readers’ contest sponsored by the Polish edition of National Geographic … continue reading →
This weekend marks the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night of Nov. 9-10 1938 when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over Germany and German-occupied territory. More than 1,000 synagogues … continue reading →
The Romanian news site Info Sud-Est runs a strongly worded article on the disastrous condition of the Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Romanian port of Constanța, including a sharp indictment of local officials and popular opinion that have allowed … continue reading →
It’s good to see the mainstream media pick up on Jewish heritage concerns and the difficult issue of how to deal with and use surviving synagogues in towns where Jews no longer live. The Slovak Spectator newspaper runs a lengthy … continue reading →
Hadassah Magazine has published a lengthy article on the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews by Jewish Heritage Europe’s coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber. In it, she sets this ambitious new museum, whose doors opened in April but whose … continue reading →
