We reported a few days ago about state grants to Jewish heritage projects, specifically the restoration of synagogues, in Lithuania. One of these was €80,000 granted as first stage funding to repair the roof and facade of the wooden … continue reading →
MACEVA, the Lithuanian Jewish cemetery catalogue, has published a report providing an overview of its activities in 2015 — including documentation of cemeteries, digitization of photographs of headstones, cemetery clean-up workshops and other activities. Highlights include: — an international two-week … continue reading →
The Heritage department of Lithuania’s Ministry of Culture has allocated funding grants for several synagogues and Jewish or Jewish-related heritage sites around the country. According to a document published by the Heritage department, these include: — The synagogue of … continue reading →
It appears that a wooden synagogue recently re-discovered in Kulautuva, Lithuania will not be preserved. The synagogue, built in 1935, was uncovered in January when the masonry building that had been constructed around it in the Communist era was being demolished. … continue reading →
Our new “Have Your Say” op-ed is up — Saving Jewish Cemeteries: We Owe It to the Murdered. It’s a personal essay by Dr. Michael Lozman, who has worked since 2001 to preserve more than a dozen abandoned Jewish cemeteries … continue reading →
