The November Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter is out — news from Lithuania, UK, Ukraine, Slovakia, Latvia, Poland …. We hope, of course, that you have signed up and get the Newsletter delivered automatically each month to your inbox…it’s easy — … continue reading →
It seems that a growing number of photographers are focusing on Jewish heritage sites and exhibiting their photographs in museums and galleries. Jewish heritage sites have long been an inspiration to artists and photographers — and a number of photographic … continue reading →
In the news this month have been the rededication of two Jewish cemeteries Poland after restoration — but also the desecration of two Jewish cemeteries, on in the Czech Republic and one in Austria. The restored Jewish cemeteries in Józefów Biłgorajski … continue reading →
With the signing of a contract with a construction company, the renovation of the former synagogue in Koronowo, Poland, near Bydgoszcz, northwest of Warsaw, is expected to be completed soon, with the building, owned by the municipality, to be transformed into a … continue reading →
The synagogue in Nowy Sącz, Poland, which long housed a museum, is being used once again for religious services by Hassidim visiting the tombs of the Tzaddik Chaim Halberstam and his descendants in the Jewish cemetery. Virtual Shtetl reports that the museum management “handed over the keys to the … continue reading →
