The magnificent synagogue and Jewish museum at Casale Monferrato in northern Italy will be closed for the month of August due to restoration work. The announcement on the synagogue/museum’s newly designed web site did not specify what work will … continue reading →
The English-language Lithuania Tribune runs a lengthy interview with Sergey Kanovich, one of the founders and directors of Maceva, a non-profit that organizes volunteers to document and maintain Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania. Maceva’s project co-ordinator, Rūta Anulytė, gave a presentation about … continue reading →
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 →
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 →
