Here’s a fascinating (and entertaining) podcast recalling London’s key old Jewish district, the East End. It’s on the “Sounds Jewish” series by Jason Solomons, posted on The Guardian’s web site and created in association with the Jewish Community Center … continue reading →
Polish media is reporting troubles and tensions that may delay the opening of Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, scheduled for April 2013 on the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Ha’aretz picked up a … continue reading →
Volunteers are being sought for a project to digitally document the important Jewish cemetery in Szydlowiec, Poland. The “Memory in Stone” project will be carried out by the ‘Szydłowiec Shtetl’ Center of the LOGOS Association in close cooperation with … continue reading →
According to a report (including video) on Moldovan TV, fire — possibly due to arson — has damaged what had been the already gaping ruins of an early 20th century synagogue, located on Rabbi Tirelson street. The fire was … continue reading →
Historian and journalist Marian Turski, Chairman of the Council for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, has been awarded the French National Order of the Legion of Honor. Turski, 86, survived the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz and … continue reading →
