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Restored synagogue in Čkyně, Czech Republic to be Rededicated

The restored synagogue in the village of Čkyně, in southern Bohemia, will be rededicated on Oct. 5 with ceremonies including a religious service and the return of Torah scrolls from the synagogue that had been saved and preserved after the … continue reading →

Bleak future for Jewish museum in synagogue in Łęczna, Poland?

Virtual Shtetl has run a troubling article by Adam Dylewski about the uncertain, and apparently bleak, future of the Regional Museum housed in the thick-walled, 17th-century former synagogue in Łęczna, Poland — long recognized as one of the best solutions for … continue reading →

Istanbul Jewish Museum launches digitalization project

We are happy to forward this appeal from the Quincentennial Foundation Jewish Museum of Istanbul regarding its campaign to digitize the records of the Turkish Jewish community.  The museum opened in 2001 in the Zulfaris Synagogue, which was built in 1823 on the … continue reading →

Progress on “living shtetl skansen” in southeast Poland

According to pictures on the Gazeta Wyborcza Lublin edition web site, progress has been made on a housing estate in Bilgoraj, in southeast Poland, that is being constructed as something of a living “shtetl skansen” — or open air shtetl museum. … continue reading →