A new initiative aims to foster and coordinate clean-up and restoration work at the nearly 1,500 Jewish cemeteries all around Poland. The new bid — called a Coalition of Guardians of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland — was announced by Piotr … continue reading →
Restoration work on the tiny wooden synagogue in the village of Wiśniowa, in southern Poland, has begun. The Wiśniowa municipality said in a Facebook post that the first steps had been taken in early August. These included preparation … continue reading →
The Czech town of Kolín has purchased the former rabbis’ house of its once-thriving Jewish community and what was described as the Jewish town hall, with the aim of restoring them as part of its complex of the 17th century … continue reading →
As we reported in April, the more than €8 million restoration of the Carlebach Synagogue in Lübeck, Germany is complete, but the gala rededication has had to be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic — the plan now appears to … continue reading →
After 11 years, archaeological excavations at a site directly adjacent to the historic medieval synagogue in Cordoba, Spain should be completed next month, allowing plans to go forward toward creating there a long-planned museum and interpretation center anchored by the … continue reading →
