Work is to finally begin on converting the abandoned Greenbank synagogue in Liverpool into an apartment complex, according to local media. The Liverpool Echo and other local sources report that the company making the conversion, Green Drive Ltd, has announced … continue reading →
The small town of Venosa lies amid barren terrain in an out-of-the-way part of southern Italy, but it is the site of a rich trove of Jewish heritage sites — including catacombs — that shed important light on Jewish life … continue reading →
On the night of June 15-16, someone apparently using a bulldozer demolished the workshop of Krzysztof Kolibski, a stonemason from the town of Wąwolnica, Poland, who — among other things — had fashioned the Holocaust memorials erected in recent years … continue reading →
The historic Jewish cemetery in Tarnów, southern Poland, has been ceremoniously rededicated and reopened after a two-year, fullscale renovation that saw the restoration and indexing of gravestones, repair and rebuilding of its wall, and the opening of a permanent exhibition … continue reading →
The historic Bevis Marks synagogue in London — Britain’s oldest — has received a nearly £2.8 million grant from the National Heritage Lottery Fund for “vital restoration work and conservation for its collections” so that they can be displayed in … continue reading →
