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Latvia: new Holocaust memorial sites database & interactive map

A recently launched online database and interactive map locates Holocaust memorial sites in Latvia. The database, Holocaust Memorial Places in Latvia,  was elaborated “within the framework of a project of the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Latvia, … continue reading →

Germany: US Jewish artist creates stained glass windows for church housed in former synagogue

  An American Jewish  artist is creating new stained glass windows for a church in Germany that occupies a former synagogue. The aim is to enhance the present identity of the building by incorporating its past. “It’s been quite a … continue reading →

Poland: archaeologists probe foundations of destroyed New Synagogue in Wrocław

  In a plot of land between a kindergarten and a car park, archaeologists in Wrocław, in southwestern Poland, have revealed parts of the foundations of the monumental New Synagogue that was destroyed on Kristallnacht in 1938. “The overgrown plot … continue reading →

Poland: “Preserving Memory” award marks 20th edition; American Steven Reece & 7 non-Jewish Poles to be honored

  The “Preserving Memory” Award, founded in 1998 to honor non-Jewish Poles who preserve, promote, and care for Jewish heritage, marks its 20th edition this year. The awards were established by the American lawyer Michael Traison, who spends part of … continue reading →