The chief rabbi of Lithuania and Vilnius, Chaim Burshtein, has issued an appeal to halt the excavation of human remains at a Holocaust-era mass grave site that was discovered last week during road construction in Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. … continue reading →
It is with sadness that we note the recent death of Meijers Melers (Meyer Meler), the premier researcher of Jewish cemeteries and mass grave sites in Latvia, who died April 25 at the age of 85. In his Jewish art … continue reading →
Italy’s Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage has launched interactive maps of Jewish heritage sites in Italy. One map pinpoints a variety of sites and provides basic information. Another provides more detailed information on “unmissable” sites in and around a handful … continue reading →
A Holocaust memorial was unveiled this week at the Jewish cemetery on Sochaya Street in Minsk, Belarus to commemorate Jews who were deported from Königsberg and East Prussia to the Minsk ghetto in June 1942 and were then deported to their deaths … continue reading →
Five Polish citizens have been presented a new award, the Laurel Crown of Memory, honoring Poles who protect, preserve and/or promote Jewish heritage, culture, and memory. The award, whose first edition coincides with events this year marking the 25th anniversary … continue reading →
