Controversy has erupted over an erotic photo shoot in the abandoned 17th century Jewish cemetery in Chęciny, in south-central Poland. Photos published on the echodnia.eu web site show a blonde model in a black bra and panties posing amid the overgrown … continue reading →
According to pictures on the Gazeta Wyborcza Lublin edition web site, progress has been made on a housing estate in Bilgoraj, in southeast Poland, that is being constructed as something of a living “shtetl skansen” — or open air shtetl museum. … continue reading →
The long and often tortuous legal battles to win restitution of Jewish properties that were nationalized by communist governments have often overshadowed the pressing practical concerns of what to do with such properties, whether they are owned by Jewish communities … continue reading →
Notes on recent (or ongoing) cemetery restoration and preservation projects around Europe On his Vanished World blog, Christian Herrmann reports on the start August 9 of the SVIT work camp to clean up the vast Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi (Czernowitz) … continue reading →
The Marek Edelman Dialogue Centre in Łodź, Poland, together with the Institute of Archeology of the University of Łodź, will organize archaeology workshops August 26-30 aimed at seeking out the foundations of the “Alte Szil,” or Old Synagogue, an elaborate, Byzantine-Moorish-style … continue reading →
