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Lithuania: The 2023 documentary film – The Secrets of the Great Synagogue of Vilna – can now be viewed free online

We have posted a number of times about the extraordinary discoveries archaeologists have made over the past few years at the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania. Now the 2023 documentary film about the excavations and discoveries … continue reading →

Czech Republic: TAMUS Tachov 2024 annual report highlights Jewish cemetery documentation

  (JHE) — In 2024, the  Tachov Archives and Museum Society (TAMUS), a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving Jewish cemeteries and other sites, carried out detailed photo documentation and mapping of 10 Czech Jewish cemeteries. In … continue reading →

Poland Update: Orla Synagogue placed on 2025 list of Seven Most Endangered Monuments and Cultural Heritage Sites in Europe

Orla synagogue. Photo: FODZ

Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute have place the historic synagogue of Orla, in eastern Poland, on the 2025 List of the Seven Most Endangered Monuments and Cultural Heritage Sites in Europe. Launched in 2013, the 7 Most … continue reading →

Ukraine: Laser scans document the elaborate murals in three synagogues in the Bucovina region of western Ukraine

It is now possible to access or view many synagogues and even some Jewish cemeteries online via various digital platforms. Some are detailed digital reconstructions of synagogues that were destroyed during World War II. Some are digitalized constructions of existing … continue reading →

International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025: Naming names and highlighting the growing Holocaust Memorial Monuments Database

(JHE) — January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also … continue reading →