For the first time, British courts will be enjoined to consider the full impact of arson, vandalism, graffiti and other criminal damage to historic buildings and cultural assets when sentencing offenders, according to new guidelines published by Britain’s Sentencing Council. … continue reading →
Archaeologists are moving forward this summer with a longterm project using sonar and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to discover and document a one-time Jewish shtetl in Lithuania that today lies at the bottom of a man-made lake. The team is … continue reading →
On the night of June 15-16, someone apparently using a bulldozer demolished the workshop of Krzysztof Kolibski, a stonemason from the town of Wąwolnica, Poland, who — among other things — had fashioned the Holocaust memorials erected in recent years … continue reading →
“Urban explorers” broke into the abandoned Greenbank Synagogue in Liverpool, England and one of them — who goes by the name “The Little Nuisance” — crashed through the sanctuary’s fragile ceiling. He dangled from the gaping hole and nearly fell … continue reading →
Last week we posted about efforts to clear, clean up and maintain the vast, and largely overgrown, Kozma utca Jewish cemetery in Budapest. We focused on the work of the privately funded non-profit, Friends of the Budapest Jewish Cemetery, which … continue reading →
