A family’s pre-war wooden Sukkah in Płock, Poland has been saved and will be preserved restored, and displayed as a museum exhibit in Warsaw. Krzysztof Bielawski reports on Virtual Shtetl (in a post that as of 2020 was no longer … continue reading →
Restoration work the Great Maharsha Synagogue in Ostroh, Ukraine has achieved a milestone — a new roof, meaning that the 17th century building will be protected while further restoration work continues. “My 25 year old dream fulfilled!” local activist Grigori … continue reading →
Six centuries years after the building was turned into a church, the Jewish community in Spain wants a medieval former synagogue in Toledo, currently a museum, returned to Jewish ownership. (This is not the famous El Transito synagogue, a … continue reading →
In our new Jewish Cemeteries section of this web site, we have a page highlighting the way artists, poets, authors and others in the arts have been inspired by Jewish cemeteries. Adding to this list is this video interview … continue reading →
We have posted in the past about threats to Jewish cemeteries in the United States that are similar to those in Europe: lack of resources, neglect; dwindling congregations, etc. (We posted in 2015 about an abandoned Jewish cemetery in … continue reading →
