Here’s a switch! A deconsecrated Protestant church in Germany will be converted into a synagogue to serve a Jewish community that was revived in 1998 and now numbers about 400. Deutsche Welle reports that the Schlosskirche, in Cottbuss, will be converted … continue reading →
There has been exhaustive coverage in the Polish and international media on the grand opening Oct. 28 of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The opening — at a ceremony presided over by the Polish and Israeli presidents amid several days … continue reading →
A crowd-sourcing campaign has been launched to create a lapidarium at the destroyed Jewish cemetery in Wronki, Poland, where hundreds of matzevot and fragments have been rescued from improper use and collected on the cemetery site. Most of the … continue reading →
Our previous post highlighted an article by Phyllis Myers in this month’s Moment Magazine in which she poses the old question: should old synagogues in eastern Europe be saved? Her answer was a decided YES. It is important to remember, however, … continue reading →
A new memorial commemorating Jewish and Roma victims of the Holocaust has been inaugurated in Brno, the Czech Republic’s second largest city. Dedicated earlier this month, the monument, designed by the painter Daniel Václavík, is in the shape of a cube of … continue reading →
