Work has begun to remove part of an electric transformer station in Vilnius which was built during the Soviet era using gravestones from Jewish graves of the once-vast Užupis Jewish cemetery on Olandu street, which was almost totally … continue reading →
A new smartphone app for Jewish heritage in Chania, Crete — including the Etz Hayyim synagogue — has been developed and will soon be available for IOS and Android platforms. The app is the third in a series of travel … continue reading →
In case our loyal readers have been wondering, we have not been posting to the Newsfeed this past week because of illness — but there is quite a backlog of news, and we hope to be back in action fairly … continue reading →
It’s summer time and the season for Jewish cemetery volunteer clean-up operations is under way — in Poland, in Ukraine, in other countries. There is a regular “clean-up Sunday” program for the vast Okopowa Street Jewish cemetery in Warsaw, … continue reading →
Details of plans to convert the abandoned, art deco Greenbank Drive synagogue into apartments have been revealed. The Liverpool Echo — which had featured the synagogue in its “Stop the Rot” preservation campaign — writes that a planning application … continue reading →
