Visualizing and Exhibiting Jewish Space and History, vol. 26 of Studies in Contemporary Jewry, has recently been published by Oxford University Press. Edited by Richard I. Cohen, it is probably the first volume in English that is devoted to Jewish … continue reading →
The reconstructed roof of the destroyed wooden synagogue of Gwozdziec (now Ukraine) is, after months and months of work on individual parts, now being erected on site at the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. The … 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 →
Alarm has been raised over the condition of the abandoned 18th century Jewish cemetery in Mysłowice, in southern Poland. Virtual Shtetl reports that the Mysłowice town office, the Jewish Religious Community in Katowice, the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage (FODŻ) … continue reading →
