Work is progressing on the restoration of the ruined synagogue in Edirne, Turkey. The restored building will be used as a municipal cultural center, but Edirne governor Hasan Duruer told local media that Jews will also be able to use … continue reading →
Here’s a roundup of recent news related to Jewish cemeteries in Poland, from Virtual Shtetl (and other sources) Volunteers worked to clean up the vast Jewish cemetery in Lodz More than 20 volunteers took part the weekend of … continue reading →
Summer’s here, and the time is right for helping to clean up old Jewish cemeteries in eastern Europe — in particular, to cut grass and weeds, get rid of trash and other seasons work. The vegetation from one wet spring … continue reading →
In a video on the Bulgarian news site gospodari.com, reporter Petar Antonov focuses on the lack of progress in the restoration of the ruined synagogue in Vidin. The video shows graphic footage of the building. In Antonov’s previous report from 2012, … continue reading →
News organizations have written about the important find of matzevot during the ongoing restoration of the Seegasse Jewish cemetery in Vienna, the oldest preserved Jewish cemetery in the Austrian capital. According to Jewish community officials in Vienna, the stones appear to … continue reading →
