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New Have Your Say Personal Essay: Marburg and Its Jewish Stories, by Dr. Susanne Urban, Head of the Reporting and Documentation Center on Antisemitism in Germany’s Federal State of Hessen

After a long break over the summer, we are delighted to post a new Have Your Say personal essay, “Marburg and Its Jewish Stories,” by Dr. Susanne Urban. In December 2021, Susanne moved to the university town of Marburg to … continue reading →

Germany Update: The restored former New Synagogue in Görlitz is again topped by a towering Star of David

(JHE) — The former New Synagogue in Görlitz, which reopened last year as a cultural and religious centre after a lengthy renovation process is now topped again by a big Star of David for the first time since the original Star … continue reading →

Poland CZ: Two significant new Holocaust memorials unveiled — Names in Nowy Sącz and Returned (Cobble)stones in Prague

In Poland and in the Czech Republic, two significant Holocaust memorials have been unveiled in recent days. NOWY SĄCZ, POLAND, August 28 The powerful new memorial lists the names of around 12,000 Jews from Nowy Sącz and its surroundings  deported by … continue reading →