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Poland: town takes steps to protect Jewish cemetery

The town of Grodzisk Mazowiecki in central Poland has taken steps to preserve its Jewish cemetery from property development and has ordered clean-up of the site to begin. Mayor  Grzegorz Benedykciński was quoted by the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper as saying there … continue reading →

New Jewish heritage and travel apps for Greece

  A new smartphone and tablet app — Salonika Jewish Legacy — takes users on a tour of Jewish heritage and history in Thessaloniki, Greece. The app is the second in a series of apps on Jewish heritage in Greek cities. The first, for Ioannina, released in 2014, includes an interactive … continue reading →

Poland: the preserved Mikveh in Chmielnik

Note: This is an updated and revised version of a post made earlier, including further information and background about the mikvah, from Virtual Shtetl.   A well-preserved mikvah in the small town of Chmielnik in south-central Poland remains largely intact in … continue reading →

Poland: Joint ticket for 4 Jewish attractions in Warsaw

  Visitors to Warsaw have just received a big boost — a joint ticket valid to visit four key Jewish attractions in the Polish capital. The ticket can be purchased at the POLIN museum or online at: bilety.polin.pl. It includes entry to:     … continue reading →

Sneak Peek — our next “Have Your Say” will be by Michael Lozman

  Coming soon! Here’s a sneak peek at our next “Have Your Say” op-ed, which will be a detailed personal essay by Dr. Michael Lozman, who has worked to protect and preserve more than a dozen abandoned Jewish cemeteries in Belarus and Lithuania. In … continue reading →