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Poland: Mazel tov to recipients of awards to Jewish heritage activists — Tomasz Kuncewicz, the director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, Prof. Andrzej Żbikowski, and the “Świętokrzyski Shtetl” Educational and Museum Center in the small town of Chmielnik

Mazel tov to the recipients of two awards honoring Jewish heritage activists in Poland: Tomasz Kuncewicz, the director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp, and … continue reading →

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New Have Your Say personal essay, By Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar: Safe In Jewish Places — The Journey Of a Jewish Researcher, Now a Refugee In War-Wracked Ukraine

Art historian and Jewish heritage researcher Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar, a professor at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts,  is one of the millions of Ukrainian refugees — forced to flee to Lviv from his home in Kharkiv after … continue reading →

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Czech Republic: Volunteer for a an action in July to help clean up and maintain the Jewish cemetery and Shach synagogue in Holešov

Jewish cemetery, Holesov, CZ

Applications are open for volunteers to attend the annual 11-day “work camp” to clean-up and restore the Jewish cemetery and historic Schach synagogue in Holešov, Czech Republic, as well as to learn about Jewish heritage and help with the organization … continue reading →

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Romania: The Citadel synagogue in Timisoara is reopened and returned to the Jewish community after partial (and ongoing) restoration

The 19th century Cetate (Citadel) synagogue in Timisoara has been rededicated after partial renovation and returned to the Jewish community for use as a house of worship nearly 40 years after it closed for religious use. At a ceremony Friday … continue reading →

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HUNGARY UPDATE: Restoration of the Karcag synagogue facade wins a “peoples choice” prize

Mazel tov! The recent restoration of the synagogue in Karcag has won a sort of “people’s choice” award — second place in the public vote in its category in the “Baumit Life Challenge” award, a prize sponsored  by the Baumit … continue reading →

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