The Virtual Shtetl portal reports that the Museum of the History of Polish Jews has exceeded its budget and is seeking more operational funding from the state and the city of Warsaw. The report says that the opening of the … continue reading →
Germany’s Die Welt newspaper has reported that the city of Cologne and the Rhineland Regional Council (LVR) signed a framework agreement last week for the construction of a long-planned, long-contested Jewish museum. The article notes that there has long … continue reading →
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 →
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 →
What looks as if it will be a fascinating conference takes place in Wroclaw, Poland next month, October 24-26. Called Cemeteries in the Social Space, it focuses on issues regarding all sorts of cemeteries (in Poland) in general. It will … continue reading →
