Just a few of the Jewish heritage developments in Poland in recent days… Concern at possible building on Jewish cemetery in Siemiatycze There is concern that a cellphone company might build a transmitting aerial on the the … continue reading →
The historic Jewish cemetery in Ioannina, Greece suffered serious damage in a severe storm that struck Saturday, Jan. 3. According to local media reports and representatives of the local Jewish community, gale force winds uprooted a number of trees, including … continue reading →
The Izmir Jewish Heritage Tourism project was formally launched as a tourism venture in Turkey this month at the Travel Turkey Izmir International Tourism Fair, which took place Dec. 4-7. The tourism project is being carried out by the GPC … continue reading →
Work has been started — and apparently is progressing — to restore and preserve the historic mikveh (ritual bath) in Pirot, Serbia. Thanks to Jasna Ciric, the president of the Jewish community in nearby Nis, who has kindly … continue reading →
Just a note — you can watch the rededication ceremony of the Choral Temple in Bucharest complete with a Hanukkah candle-lighting and concert, live on the internet, starting at 18.00 (Romanian time) Dec. 16 at : http://live.fcer.ro (PC or MAC) … continue reading →
