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 →
Nisim Ben Joya of the Izmir Project reports that the Izmir Jewish Community has obtained legal title to some of the historic synagogues in the city, opening the way to fund-raising and other work on restoration projects and the … continue reading →
Restoration work on the synagogue in Březnice, Czech Republic (about an hour’s drive south of Prague) is nearing completion, as part of the nationwide 10 Stars project. Dedication is set for this coming autumn. Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber … continue reading →
After Israeli journalist Shimon Briman published an article in the Kiev daily Den (The Day) about Jewish heritage preservation and strategy in L’viv, the L’viv Jewish heritage activist Meylakh Sheykhat published a response in the same newspaper. Since we linked … continue reading →
Israel-based journalist Shimon Briman visited L’viv and wrote a lengthy article on the complexities and competing (and complementary) interests involved in Jewish heritage issues and preservation/commemoration strategy in that city for the Kiev newspaper The Day. Read the article, … continue reading →
