Good news form Poland — the synagogue in Wielkie Oczy, in southeast Poland on the Ukrainian border, which had languished derelict for years in a steadily deteriorating condition — will reopen June 16 after a restoration funded by the town, … continue reading →
Virtual Shtetl has reported that the first stage of the documentation of hundreds of matzevot (gravestones) that were discovered in 2011 near the town of Wronki has concluded. Seven hundred and forty headstones or their fragments have been photographed, and … continue reading →
The synagogue in Subotica, Serbia was open to the public on May 18, the European Night of the Museums. One visitor has posted video showing the current state of the interior of the building, which has been under fitful … continue reading →
An appeal has been launched to raise funds for the step by step restoration of the two Jewish cemeteries in Dukla, Poland. Robert Szczepanik, who lives in Dukla, reports that the two Jewish cemeteries in Dukla are in … continue reading →
We were glad to see a lengthy article in the Christian Science Monitor highlighting the little Teleki ter synagogue in Budapest’s 8th District, and the project spearheaded by chairman Andras Mayer and his brother Gabor to renovate the little shtiebl … continue reading →
