The renovation of the historic fortresslike synagogue in Szydlów, Poland has been completed after a year and a half of restoration work, and the 16th-century building, one of the oldest preserved synagogues in Poland, has been reopened as the town’s … continue reading →
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted a far-reaching Resolution and set of Recommendations that recognize the importance of Jewish heritage and call for local, national, and international efforts to preserve and protect Jewish heritage sites around … continue reading →
Recent Jewish heritage developments in the city of Poznan in western Poland have made headlines: the Jewish community is reported to have sold the former synagogue, apparently to a hotel developer, and the city wants to rescue Jewish gravestones that … continue reading →
The city of Prague is returning to the Prague Jewish community cobblestones cut from Jewish gravestones that the communist regime had used to pave a prominent downtown pedestrian promenade. As we reported in January, the cobbles were used to construct … continue reading →
The former Great Synagogue in Illintsi, in southwest Ukraine, was gutted by fire this past week, according to local media and video. UPDATE: a picture posted on Facebook after the fire was extinguished showed the at least parts of the … continue reading →
