(JHE) — City authorities in Tallinn are allocating €400,000 for the development of the site of the destroyed Old Jewish Cemetery into a memorial area and park, with information panels, marked grave sites, and restored walls, paths, and chapel. In … continue reading →
The Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter for March is now out. The focus this month is The Coronavirus and Jewish Heritage. We link to our post about how the pandemic crisis is affecting Jewish institutions and projects, and also to our … continue reading →
The city of Tallinn is planning to develop the site of the destroyed Old Jewish Cemetery into a memorial area, with informational panels, according to Estonian Public Radio. The project is in its drafting stage, with an expected budget of … continue reading →
Memorials dedicated in Tallinn, Estonia in January and Gdansk, Poland in October add to the ever-growing number of public monuments that commemorate destroyed synagogues by — in some way — replicating or recalling the way they looked. The memorial to … continue reading →
Our previous post highlighted an article by Phyllis Myers in this month’s Moment Magazine in which she poses the old question: should old synagogues in eastern Europe be saved? Her answer was a decided YES. It is important to remember, however, … continue reading →
