The Jewish Chronicle in London runs a disturbing article about the landmark listed former synagogue in Sunderland, in northern England, which “now stands blighted by drug dealers, arsonists and metal thieves. There are swastikas around its ark, daubed by illegal … continue reading →
Construction in Izmir has revealed remains of the city’s oldest Jewish cemetery, according to a report by the Dogan news agency carried in Hurriyet newspaper online. The report said “graves and bones” were uncovered seven meters below the surface, during … continue reading →
JTA runs a story about the burdens of caring for Jewish cemeteries in Europe. The issues are familiar to readers of this web site — and anyone involved in the field, and it is good that they are getting … continue reading →
We are used to pained and evocative — even shocked and/or outraged — descriptions of abandoned Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe. In an article this week, the Los Angeles Times echoes these sentiments to describe an abandoned Jewish cemetery in East … continue reading →
The former Greenbank Drive Synagogue in Liverpool, England, is to receive £70,000 in rescue funding from English Heritage and the Liverpool city council so that the Grade II listed building, which has been on the “English Heritage at Risk” … continue reading →
