Today, Sept. 29, is the annual European Day of Jewish Culture — with hundreds of events planned in a dozen countries around Europe: performances, lectures, concerts, guided tours, food-tastings, book fairs, and more. Synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and other Jewish heritage … continue reading →
Sigmund Rolat, 83, a Polish-born Jewish philanthropist who has supported many Jewish culture and heritage projects and initiatives in Poland, has been decorated with one of Poland’s highest honors, the Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Poland Reborn. At … continue reading →
The World Monuments Fund has posted on its web site an interactive map of the Chassidic Route prepared and promoted by the Foundation for the Protection of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ). The map takes in about two dozen localities in … continue reading →
Virtual Shtetl has run a troubling article by Adam Dylewski about the uncertain, and apparently bleak, future of the Regional Museum housed in the thick-walled, 17th-century former synagogue in Łęczna, Poland — long recognized as one of the best solutions for … continue reading →
What looks as if it will be a fascinating conference takes place in Wroclaw, Poland next month, October 24-26. Called Cemeteries in the Social Space, it focuses on issues regarding all sorts of cemeteries (in Poland) in general. It will … continue reading →
