The surviving fragment of the oldest gravestone found in the Jewish cemetery in Oswięcim, the town where the Auschwitz death camp is located, has been cleaned and preserved by Margrit Borman, a conservator at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, writes Tomasz … continue reading →
Polychrome frescoes have been discovered in the historic synagogue in Bobowa, Poland, during restoration being carried out this autumn. Restoration work on the discovered paintings will continue into next spring. The discovery was reported in Virtual Shtetl, citing a report … continue reading →
According to a recent report in the Turkish media, it seems that the final use of the synagogue in Edirne, Turkey, currently under restoration, is still under discussion. In an interview with the Anadolu news agency, Turkey’s Directorate General for Foundations … continue reading →
The Canadian Jewish News highlights a Jewish cemetery restoration project in the Russian town of Mysovsk or Mysovaya, now called Babushkin, on the southern shore of Lake Baikal. Today a stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway, the town was until … continue reading →
Following up on a post we ran November 1, the Polish edition of Forbes Magazine has issued an apology for three articles that had accused the leaders of Poland’s organized Jewish community of mismanagement and financial malfeasance in the restitution … continue reading →
