The Heritage department of Lithuania’s Ministry of Culture has allocated funding grants for several synagogues and Jewish or Jewish-related heritage sites around the country. According to a document published by the Heritage department, these include: — The synagogue of … continue reading →
Somehow we feel that this report, which celebrates life and survival, is a fitting post for Yom HaShoah, Holocaust remembrance day…. Restoration of the 200-year-old neoclassical synagogue in northern Budapest’s Obuda district has been completed, and the stately building … continue reading →
Ground-penetrating radar and other new, non-invasive technologies are important new tools in research on Jewish (and other) burial places, including cemeteries as well as death camps and other Holocaust sites. These technologies can help pinpoint grave sites and buried … continue reading →
Only five of the more than 100 surviving synagogue buildings in Slovakia are still used for worship — synagogues in Bratislava, Košice, Nové Zámky, Prešov and Komárno. What about the others? The news site aktualny.sk has run an article … continue reading →
After more than a year of work, nearly 500 grave markers in Prague’s New Jewish Cemetery have been restored, thanks to a 4.7 million crown (approx €175,000) grant from the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway, with a 1.1 … continue reading →
