JTA reports that a Polish federation of strongmen has announced its partnership with the From the Depths organization, whose work includes rescuing Jewish headstones that have been uprooted from cemeteries and used for construction and other purposes. From the Depths and the Polish … 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 →
From time to time we like to post articles that show similarities between Jewish heritage issues in Europe and elsewhere. The historic Coming Street Jewish cemetery in Charleston, SC, founded in 1754, is one of the oldest in the … continue reading →
The Catholic Church in Poland has called on Polish Catholics to care for Jewish cemeteries, synagogues and other physical traces of the pre-war Jewish population, and also care for the graves of Holocaust victims. The Polish Episcopate made the appeal … continue reading →
The monumental 19th century Jewish cemetery in Livorno, Italy was “returned to the city” after a first phase of restoration, with a gala ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 11 attended by the city’s mayor, Jewish leaders and other VIPs. The work … continue reading →
