Starting more than two decades ago, there have been many digital reconstructions of synagogues that no longer stand — especially those destroyed in November 1938 on Kristallnacht or later during World War II. Some are static, some are interactive, and … continue reading →
Ongoing restoration work at Warsaw’s vast Okopowa street Jewish cemetery saw the repair and renovation of dozens of headstones and monuments last year. On its web site devoted to the cemetery’s restoration, Poland’s Cultural Heritage Foundation listed a total of … continue reading →
Are there Jewish Heritage sites close to your heart and memory? What are they? And what do they mean to you? With the new #MyParallelTraces campaign launched by the AEPJ (European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture … continue reading →
Wearing masks to work within Slovakia’s coronavirus restrictions, volunteers have almost fully completed the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Námestovo, Slovakia, which suffered a vandal attack in December 2019 that saw at least 60 headstones toppled. The cemetery Facebook … continue reading →
With on-site work on hold due to the coronavirus crisis, the foundation creating the Lost Shtetl Museum and memorial complex in the Lithuanian town of Šeduva has reached out to the local community with a €15,000 donation for the emergency … continue reading →
