The Polish government has set up a web site for events in April marking the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Among the events will be the “soft opening” of the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews. … continue reading →
Important news for family historians — the Polish State Archives (PSA) and Jewish Records Indexing – Poland (JRI-Poland) have entered into a new multi-year agreement to expand access to Jewish records. JRI-Poland hosts a searchable online database of records from more … continue reading →
This fascinating article in The Forward by Jenna Weissman Joselit about the destruction of synagogues in New York has many resonances with the debate over the future (or lack of future) of the Jewish community’s Twarda 6 “white building” in Warsaw, which we … continue reading →
The Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oswiecim, Poland (the town outside of which the Auschwitz camp was built) has issued an appeal for funds to shore up a retaining wall of the Chevra Lomdei Mishnayot synagogue. The synagogue, the only surviving synagogue … continue reading →
Vanessa Gera of the Associated Press has written an update about the latest moves in the ongoing debate over the fate of the so-called “white building” at 6 Twarda St. in downtown Warsaw that is the headquarters of the Jewish … continue reading →
