Virtual Shtetl reports on its expedition to Belarus earlier this year during which a number of wooden Jewish grave markers found in the Jewish cemetery in the town of Lenin have been protected. We managed to continue our research … continue reading →
Virtual Shtetl reports that lack of rainfall has lowered the level of the Vistula River to such an extent that long-submerged objects can be found — including fragments of Jewish tombstones. The discoveries were made by Rafał Rachciński, who went … continue reading →
From World Architecture News — more on the synagogue in Dabrowa Tarnowska, Poland, that was recently rededicated after a painstaking restoration. There are some photos here of the restored wall paintings and other features. The synagogue will serve as a … continue reading →
An appeal has been launched to save the historic synagogue in Nowy Korczyn, Poland. The classicist building, dating from 1659 (and rebuilt in 1724), has deteriorated rapidly in recent years and is in serious danger of collapse. Among other things, … continue reading →
At least four big Jewish culture festivals are on in Europe this week and next — in Warsaw; Budapest; Pula, Croatia, and Italy’s Puglia (Apulia) region — ahead and after the “really big” one — the European Day of … continue reading →
