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Macedonia: Restoration of Štip Jewish cemetery nears completion

  Restoration work on the long-ruined Jewish cemetery in Štip, in eastern Macedonia, is being completed, the Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) reports. It says the work has been carried out by the city museum and Bureau for Preservation of Monuments … continue reading →

Lithuania: Report on 2015 activities of MACEVA Jewish cemetery organization

MACEVA, the Lithuanian Jewish cemetery catalogue, has published a report providing an overview of its activities in 2015 — including documentation of cemeteries,  digitization of photographs of headstones, cemetery clean-up workshops and other activities. Highlights include: — an international two-week … continue reading →

Belarus: Slonim synagogue to become Jewish culture museum?

  At long last, the restoration of the the 17th century synagogue in Slonim, Belarus will be completed, with the building set to house a museum of Jewish culture. According to the Belarusian Telegraphic Agency — which quotes information from … continue reading →

Lithuania news: grants for synagogue (& other) restorations; progress at Pakruojis

  The Heritage department of Lithuania’s Ministry of Culture has allocated funding grants for several synagogues and Jewish or Jewish-related heritage sites around the country. According to a document published by the Heritage department, these include: — The synagogue of … continue reading →

Cemetery restoration: report on hands-on experience and how-to (cross-post)

Jay Osborn, of the Rohatyn Jewish Heritage project and Gesher Galicia, recently volunteered as part of a cemetery marker restoration workshop in the south of Poland organized by Stowarzyszenie Magurycz (Magurycz Association).  “It would be a chance for us to … continue reading →