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 →
A design by Andrzej Bulanda and Maciej Bulanda and executed by Agnieszka Szuran and Jadwiga Gajczyk has been chosen as the mezuzah that will be installed at the entrance to the forthcoming Museum of the History of Polish … 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 →
Restoration work on the 16th-century Remuh synagogue in Krakow’s Kazimierz district has reveals brilliantly colored wall and ceiling paintings from the 19th century. Writes Gazeta.pl: For all those who remember the appearance … before the renovation, the effect is striking. … continue reading →
An AP article focuses attention on the troubled present and uncertain future of the historic Beit Haim Jewish cemetery on the Caribbean island of Curacao, one of the most important Jewish heritage sites in the Americas. The story told … continue reading →
