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Czech Republic: New Jewish heritage tourism resource for South Bohemia

Summer’s here, and that means travel season. In the Czech Republic, the vast majority of visitors rarely get beyond Prague, and that’s a pity. There’s much Jewish heritage to see in Prague including the Jewish Museum, but much, much more … continue reading →

Poland: Crowdfunding to help stonemason who created Holocaust memorials, whose workshop was demolished by vandals who left antisemitic graffiti

On the night of June 15-16, someone apparently using a bulldozer demolished the workshop of Krzysztof Kolibski, a stonemason from the town of Wąwolnica, Poland, who — among other things — had fashioned the Holocaust memorials erected in recent years … continue reading →

Poland: Jewish cemetery in Tarnów rededicated after extensive restoration; new wall, facilities, smartphone app

Monoprint of the Tarnow Jewish cemetery by Shirley Moskowitz, 1993

The historic Jewish cemetery in Tarnów, southern Poland, has been ceremoniously rededicated and reopened after a two-year, fullscale renovation that saw the restoration and indexing of gravestones, repair and rebuilding of its wall, and the opening of a permanent exhibition … continue reading →