As we reported in April, the more than €8 million restoration of the Carlebach Synagogue in Lübeck, Germany is complete, but the gala rededication has had to be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic — the plan now appears to … continue reading →
After 11 years, archaeological excavations at a site directly adjacent to the historic medieval synagogue in Cordoba, Spain should be completed next month, allowing plans to go forward toward creating there a long-planned museum and interpretation center anchored by the … continue reading →
More than 150 Jewish headstones and fragments have been unearthed over the course of the summer during construction on the main market square in Lezajsk, Poland — a town noted as the center of pilgrimage by thousands of Hasids each … continue reading →
Could a new artist in residence program at a historic cemetery in New York be applied as a model for how to focus attention on Jewish cemeteries, their needs, and their history? Applications are currently open for an innovative (and … continue reading →
Vandals toppled or otherwise damaged several dozen headstones in the vast St. Petersburg Jewish cemetery earlier this week. The Jewish community has documented the damage and posted on its web site pictures of each affected gravestone along with a map … continue reading →
