A 6 million euro project to restore the Reichenbachstrasse synagogue in Munich has been announced. The synagogue, designed by the architect Gustav Meyerstein and built in 1931 — just two years before Hitler came to power — has fallen … continue reading →
A new book on the Jewish cemetery in Jaworzno, Poland has been published, reports Virtual Shtetl. The authors are Leszek Hońdo, Dariusz Rozmus and Sławomir Witkowski, who carried out an inventory of the cemetery. The book comprises two parts. The … continue reading →
A new book has been published about the pre-war wall writings (advertisements and such) that one can still find in L’viv, Ukraine. They are visible in a number of places, in a number of languages, including Yiddish and Polish, … continue reading →
Exciting news from Spain, where Google, in partnership with Red de Juderías de España, the nationwide Network of Jewish Quarters, has launched an impressive — and exhaustive — new web site that provides an interactive exploration of Jewish heritage … continue reading →
An innovative project is under way to include the historic Jewish cemetery in Mackenheim, near Marckolsheim in eastern France’s Alsace region, in an interactive cemetery digitalization project that will enable visitors to access maps, translations of epitaphs, information on … continue reading →
