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Slovakia: A Museum of Jewish Culture is being developed in Bardejov. Organizers are reaching out to residents and descendants for objects to include. It will be located in the recently restored Beit Midrash in the historic Jewish quarter — the Jewish Suburbium.

A Museum of Jewish Culture is being developed in Bardejov, in eastern Slovakia. It will be  located in the recently restored beit midrash — one of the components of the historic Jewish quarter — the Jewish Suburbium, which together with … continue reading →

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Poland: There’s a project to preserve, protect, and display the unique wooden mikvah discovered in Oświęcim, the town where the Nazis built the Auschwitz camp. It will form part of the town’s growing commemorative framework.

The Castle Museum in Oświęcim has embarked on a project to preserve, protect, and display the unique wooden mikvah discovered in the town in 2023. As we posted at the time, the mikvah, believed to be a unique example of … continue reading →

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Hungary: Rare ceramic tombstones from the historic Jewish cemetery in Tata are undergoing restoration, part of the ongoing restoration, maintenance and documentation of the cemetery

Rare ceramic tombstones are undergoing restoration as part of a general ongoing project to restore. maintain, and document  the historic Jewish cemetery in Tata.  Three ceramic grave markers belonging to Áron Mózes Fischer (1796-1861) and members of his family were … continue reading →

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Poland: The main entry gate and walls of the Bagnówka Jewish cemetery in Białystok have been rebuilt and refurbished

The main entry gate and walls of the Bagnówka Jewish cemetery in Białystok have been rebuilt and refurbished, in a project carried out by the city of Białystok in collaboration with the Białystok Cemetery Restoration Fund (BCRF), with input from the … continue reading →

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