Archaeological excavation is due to begin in March on the site of Brno’s destroyed Great Synagogue, as part of a series of initiatives commemorating the synagogue, which was built in 1853-1855 and torched by the Nazis in March 1939.. “The … continue reading →
The Castle Museum in Oświęcim has embarked on a project to preserve, protect, and display the unique wooden mikvah discovered in the town in 2023. As we posted at the time, the mikvah, believed to be a unique example of … continue reading →
We wish all our readers a Happy Hanukkah! In these difficult times, and in the wake of the horror in Sydney, the spirit of Light is needed even more than ever — so, as we’ve done in the past, we … continue reading →
This autumn, around 2,500 fragments of matzevot were extracted from beneath the parking lot of the City Hall in Janów Lubelski, a small town near Lublin in eastern Poland. The Nazi German occupiers had used them to build three underground … continue reading →
The famous synagogue and rabbi’s residence in Sadhora (Sadigura) Ukraine, outside Chernivtsi, was heavily damaged last week when a man described as mentally unstable broke into the building and set fire to a pile of books in its main hall. … continue reading →
