The Belarus Ministry of Emergency Situations has posted further details about the fire Nov. 27 in the Great Synagogue in Grodno, and also posted dramatic video of firefighters battling the blaze. According to the ministry report, the fire may have … continue reading →
The gutted prayer room. Photo: © Federation of Jewish Communities in the CIS The Great Synagogue in Grodno, Belarus was seriously damaged in a fire November 27 sparked by a faulty electric circuit, the Federation of Jewish … continue reading →
Polychrome frescoes have been discovered in the historic synagogue in Bobowa, Poland, during restoration being carried out this autumn. Restoration work on the discovered paintings will continue into next spring. The discovery was reported in Virtual Shtetl, citing a report … continue reading →
Following up on a post we ran November 1, the Polish edition of Forbes Magazine has issued an apology for three articles that had accused the leaders of Poland’s organized Jewish community of mismanagement and financial malfeasance in the restitution … continue reading →
In the In Focus section, we are pleased to publish the paper From “Atlantis” to …? The past and present of Jewish Krakow in the second decade of the new millennium by Dr. Monika Murzyn-Kupisz, which she presented in the session … continue reading →
