Work is to begin soon in an outdoor ethnographic museum in southeast Poland on the construction of a full-scale replica of the wooden synagogue of Połaniec, which was destroyed, along with the Jewish population of the town, during World War II. … continue reading →
An exhibition of photographs by Joanna Sliwa-Cichon opens Saturday (May 24) in the former synagogue in Dzierzoniow, Poland, which since 2004 has been under gradual restoration by members of the Beitenu Chaj-2004 Foundation. During the opening, selected photos will be available for … continue reading →
A quick round-up of some recent Jewish cemetery developments: GOOD (AND GOODISH) NEWS Restored Cemetery The Jewish cemetery in Głogów Małopolski, Poland was rededicated on May 12 after fencing and restoration work. The work included the reconstruction of an … continue reading →
A new, two-volume English-language work documents the more than 1,300 synagogues and prayer houses destroyed on Kristallnacht, the Nazi pogrom the night of November 9, 1938. The print edition, Pogrom Night 1938 – A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of … continue reading →
In December, we carried Virtual Shtetl’s report on the good chance that the vacant synagogue in Cieszanów, southeast Poland, will be restored by the city for use as a cultural center. Built in 1889 and used as a grains storehouse after World … continue reading →
