Warsaw’s Brodno Jewish cemetery, founded in the 18th century, has been returned to Jewish ownership. The cemetery has been heavily vandalized over the years, despite some attempts at restoration, notably in the 1980s by the Nissenbaum Foundation. (See the report in … continue reading →
This fascinating article in The Forward by Jenna Weissman Joselit about the destruction of synagogues in New York has many resonances with the debate over the future (or lack of future) of the Jewish community’s Twarda 6 “white building” in Warsaw, which we … continue reading →
The Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oswiecim, Poland (the town outside of which the Auschwitz camp was built) has issued an appeal for funds to shore up a retaining wall of the Chevra Lomdei Mishnayot synagogue. The synagogue, the only surviving synagogue … continue reading →
Alarm has been raised over the condition of the abandoned 18th century Jewish cemetery in Mysłowice, in southern Poland. Virtual Shtetl reports that the Mysłowice town office, the Jewish Religious Community in Katowice, the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage (FODŻ) … continue reading →
In a remarkable turn of events, nearly 700 Jewish tombstones and fragments have been discovered in Thessaloniki, more than 70 years after the Nazis destroyed the centuries-old Jewish cemetery of what was the biggest Jewish community in Greece and used … continue reading →
