The former synagogue in Sieradz, Poland was seriously damaged by fire that broke out Thursday night (April 17) and blazed until nearly dawn on Friday before firefighters managed to put it out. Pictures published on the nazse.fm news site … continue reading →
Two “urban exploration” web sites have posted numerous stunning — and haunting — new photographs of the abandoned, art deco Greenbank Drive synagogue in Liverpool. The photos, taken in February 2014, are on the web sites “Behind Closed Doors” and … continue reading →
Local media in Moldova report that fire this week swept through the Jewish cemetery in the town of Lipcani, a small town in northern Moldova on the border with Romania. Pictures and video showed the stones apparently intact, but the … continue reading →
The reform synagogue in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, was in the headlines recently when vandals defaced its walls with anti-Semitic graffiti. The World Union of Progressive Judaism has now raised an alarm over the general state of the … continue reading →
The town authorities in Pirot, Serbia, have recently erectly a protective roof over the town’s semi-ruined mikveh (ritual bath) in an attempt to safeguard the historic building, reports Jasna Ciric, the president of the Jewish community in nearby Nis … continue reading →
