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Romania: Oradea town hall to manage restoration of synagogue, conversion to Jewish museum

  The Heritage Property Department of Oradea, in western Romania near the border with Hungary, is set to take over the management of the disused Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neoral) orthodox synagogue, in a move that — it is hoped … continue reading →

Lithuania: New look, new access policy for Maceva Litvak Cemetery Catalogue

  The Maceva Litvak Cemetery Catalogue, strapped for funding, has launched a newly designed web site which includes a new access policy for its digitized cemetery resources that essentially puts its database behind a paywall. Under the new policy, Maceva … continue reading →

Jewish cemetery clean-up in Nasielsk, Poland: first-hand report (cross-post)

JHE friends Jay and Marla Raucher Osborn, of the Rohatyn Jewish Heritage project and Gesher Galicia, recently joined other volunteers for two days of a  three-day Jewish cemetery clearing and cleaning project in Nasielsk, Poland, north of Warsaw. For them … continue reading →