The Associated Press runs a type of story that we often see reported from Poland — but this time it’s taking place in the Czech Republic. That is, a project to recover headstones that had been uprooted from a Jewish … continue reading →
The Municipality of Alba Iulia, Romania, has prepared a video about the town’s Jewish heritage sites — synagogue and Jewish cemetery — focusing in particular on the large and historic cemetery the city’s current efforts and future plans for … continue reading →
A cross-disciplinary conference on Jewish cemeteries in Europe, held October 25-28 in Vilnius, Lithuania, gathered some 60 experts from more than a dozen countries and touched on a wide range of topics within the broad framework of theory, policy, management, and … continue reading →
An event Sunday will officially present results of a full documentation and digitization of the more than 1,000 headstones in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Eisenstadt, Austria, which was in use from around 1679 to 1875. The Jewish Museum in Eisenstadt … continue reading →
Our recent post on the restoration project for the wooden synagogue in Pakruojis, Lithuania generated a lot of interest. So, to add to it, we’re posting here a link to the excellent digital presentation about the synagogue prepared some years … continue reading →
