A unique exhibition is mounted at the former synagogue in Šaštín-Stráže — sculptural works created from the damaged roof beams that were removed during the ongoing gradual restoration of the building. Built in 1852, the synagogue was used as a … continue reading →
Mazel tov! Ten non-Jewish Polish activists are recognized this year for their work in preserving, promoting, and caring for Jewish culture and heritage in Poland and promoting Jewish-Polish dialogue. They are the recipients of the 28th annual Preserving Memory Awards, … continue reading →
Can you get to west-central Romania this summer? Applications are open for participants in the 12th edition of the annual conservation and restoration summer work camp in the old Jewish cemetery in Alba Iulia, July 21-30. The camp focus includes restoration … continue reading →
For four days in mid-June, about 150 soldiers from the German Bundeswehr’s 45th Panzer Brigade joined members of the Maceva Jewish cemetery preservation group to clean up the old Jewish cemetery and Holocaust monument in Merkinė, in southeast Lithuania. The … continue reading →
Tranzit House, the contemporary arts association based in the former Poalei Tzedek synagogue in Cluj, is carrying out a longterm project to restore the building and has posted on its Facebook page a photo documentation of the recently completed restoration … continue reading →
