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Laser portraits on Jewish gravestones are a common means of personalizing the stones in the former Soviet Union — and now this trend has been transported to the United States by recent immigrants. The Forward runs a wonderful narrated … continue reading →
The village of Milówka, in southern Poland, has published a new, downloadable brochure on its Jewish cemetery, which was founded in 1891. The illustrated brochure is only in Polish. Download a PDF version HERE ShareTweetSharePin
If you want to visit Turkey’s glorious historic synagogues, you must plan ahead and be mindful of security concerns, writes Mark I. Pinsky. In an article published several weeks ago in The Forward, he details his visits to centuries-old synagogues in … continue reading →
The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy (IIJG) has announced that its Founding Director, Dr. Neville Lamdan, has retired from his position after seven years in the job. In his place, the IIJG Executive Committee decided to create the new positions … continue reading →
A housing estate in Bilgoraj, in southeast Poland, is being constructed as something of a living “shtetl skansen” — or open air shtetl museum, according to a local newspaper. In an article reposted on Virtual Shtetl, Gazetz Wyborcza’s Lublin … continue reading →
