The neo-Gothic red-brick Ceremonial Hall at the Jewish cemetery in Gliwice, Poland will be restored and turned into a museum of Jewish history in upper Silesia. The large structure was built in 1903 and designed by the Vienna-based Jewish … continue reading →
Monika Krawczyk, CEO of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ) reports the welcome news that FODZ’s project to restore the two-synagogue complex in Krasnik, in southeast Poland near Lublin, has just received a grant of nearly $2 … continue reading →
We are pleased to post the downloadable pdf of the report brochure on the international conference Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage, held in Krakow in April 2013. Click here to download the PDF of the brochure … continue reading →
The Belarus Ministry of Emergency Situations has posted further details about the fire Nov. 27 in the Great Synagogue in Grodno, and also posted dramatic video of firefighters battling the blaze. According to the ministry report, the fire may have … continue reading →
The gutted prayer room. Photo: © Federation of Jewish Communities in the CIS The Great Synagogue in Grodno, Belarus was seriously damaged in a fire November 27 sparked by a faulty electric circuit, the Federation of Jewish … continue reading →
