Tourism to Jewish heritage sites in Poland, and in Krakow in particular, was boosted after Steven Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s List,” which was filmed in Krakow’s old Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, came out (and won an Academy Award) more than 20 years … continue reading →
Cimetière juif de Sarre-Union : les dégâts by dna_web French authorities have detained five teenagers for desecrating about 250 gravestones in the Jewish cemetery in Sarre-Union in the Alsace region of eastern France near the German border and damaging … continue reading →
French authorities have detained five teenagers for desecrating about 250 gravestones in the Jewish cemetery in Sarre-Union in the Alsace region of eastern France near the German border and damaging a Holocaust memorial there. Media reports say the youths ranged … continue reading →
The New York Times lens blog has highlighted the work of the American photographer Daniel Owen, publishing his evocative series of photos of Jewish life and heritage in Oradea (Nagyvarad), Romania, a town of stunning art nouveau architecture and rich Jewish history a … continue reading →
We have posted in the past about the hundreds and hundreds of Jewish gravestones and fragments that have been discovered in recent years used as building material in Brest, Belarus. The situation has also gained prominence in the media. The Jewish … continue reading →
