The city of Tallinn is planning to develop the site of the destroyed Old Jewish Cemetery into a memorial area, with informational panels, according to Estonian Public Radio. The project is in its drafting stage, with an expected budget of … continue reading →
The restoration of the former synagogue in the town of Jirkov, in northwest Czech Republic near the German border, is under way. As we reported in July, the municipality purchased the dilapidated building in 2016 with the aim of restoring … continue reading →
Following the closure of a year-long standoff over the directorship of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, the museum’s new director, Zygmunt Stępiński, begins a three-year term in the post today, March 1. Stępiński, who became Deputy … continue reading →
The renovation of the former synagogue in Alytus, Lithuania is progressing — but apparently more slowly than originally anticipated. According to a report by Ramūnas Jakubauskas on the BNS news agency, the work should be completed by the end of … continue reading →
The municipal authorities of the town of Zawiercie, in southern Poland, have taken over for free the ownership of the seriously dilapidated former synagogue building and the land on which it stands and plan to restore the building as a … continue reading →
