News organizations have written about the important find of matzevot during the ongoing restoration of the Seegasse Jewish cemetery in Vienna, the oldest preserved Jewish cemetery in the Austrian capital. According to Jewish community officials in Vienna, the stones appear to … continue reading →
Nisim Ben Joya of the Izmir Project reports that the Izmir Jewish Community has obtained legal title to some of the historic synagogues in the city, opening the way to fund-raising and other work on restoration projects and the … continue reading →
About 150 Jewish gravestones dating back to the 18th century have been discovered during renovation of the main market square in Poddebice, in central Poland. An archeologist quoted in local media say they were uprooted from the Jewish cemetery by … continue reading →
An exhibit opening next week in Krakow’s gothic Old Synagogue (which has housed the Jewish branch of the city’s history museum for more than 50 years) will present a three dimensional reconstruction of the old Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, as … continue reading →
Jasna Ciric, the president of the Jewish community in Nis, Serbia, reports a serious deterioration in the condition of the former mikveh building in Pirot, Serbia, prompting fears that the historic building may collapse entirely. Ms Ciric, a leading Serbian … continue reading →
