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A cross-disciplinary conference on Jewish cemeteries in Europe, held October 25-28 in Vilnius, Lithuania, gathered some 60 experts from more than a dozen countries and touched on a wide range of topics within the broad framework of theory, policy, management, and … continue reading →
An event Sunday will officially present results of a full documentation and digitization of the more than 1,000 headstones in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Eisenstadt, Austria, which was in use from around 1679 to 1875. The Jewish Museum in Eisenstadt … continue reading →
Our recent post on the restoration project for the wooden synagogue in Pakruojis, Lithuania generated a lot of interest. So, to add to it, we’re posting here a link to the excellent digital presentation about the synagogue prepared some years … continue reading →
With the signing of a contract with a construction company, the renovation of the former synagogue in Koronowo, Poland, near Bydgoszcz, northwest of Warsaw, is expected to be completed soon, with the building, owned by the municipality, to be transformed into a … continue reading →
The synagogue in Nowy Sącz, Poland, which long housed a museum, is being used once again for religious services by Hassidim visiting the tombs of the Tzaddik Chaim Halberstam and his descendants in the Jewish cemetery. Virtual Shtetl reports that the museum management “handed over the keys to the … continue reading →
