A Museum of Jewish history and culture in Poland’s Mazovia region (around Warsaw) is set to open March 15 in the renovated former synagogue there. Here is the news release issued by the Polish news agency PAP in February, … continue reading →
Warsaw’s Brodno Jewish cemetery, founded in the 18th century, has been returned to Jewish ownership. The cemetery has been heavily vandalized over the years, despite some attempts at restoration, notably in the 1980s by the Nissenbaum Foundation. (See the report in … continue reading →
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 →
