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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Holocaust memorial in Budapest’s main Kozma utca Jewish cemetery is under restoration — the umbrella Jewish organization Mazsihisz has opened a tender for the second phase of the work. The deadline for bids is June 16. The memorial (which … continue reading →
