About 150 Jewish gravestones dating back to the 18th century have been discovered during renovation of the main market square in Poddebice, in central Poland. An archeologist quoted in local media say they were uprooted from the Jewish cemetery by … continue reading →
We are delighted to publish the announcement of this wonderful — and well-deserved — honor to our good friends, the Krajewskis! AJC AND TAUBE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE & CULTURE HONOR COUPLE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO JEWISH RENEWAL IN POLAND … continue reading →
An exhibit opening next week in Krakow’s gothic Old Synagogue (which has housed the Jewish branch of the city’s history museum for more than 50 years) will present a three dimensional reconstruction of the old Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, as … continue reading →
A new permanent exhibit about the Holocaust and Jews opened this week at Auschwitz. Called “Shoah” and located in the Block 27 barracks, it replaces the woefully outdated exhibit that had been installed there in 1967 — and which had … continue reading →
Good news form Poland — the synagogue in Wielkie Oczy, in southeast Poland on the Ukrainian border, which had languished derelict for years in a steadily deteriorating condition — will reopen June 16 after a restoration funded by the town, … continue reading →
