Marla Raucher Osborn writes that you are fortunate if you trace your family roots to Ulanów, a little town in southeastern Poland between Zamosc and Rzeszow, because a local man, an avid collector and local historian named Janusz Dąbek, … continue reading →
The summer workshops around Poland to reconstruct the intricate painted murals on the replicated ceiling of the 17th-century Gwozdziec synagogue have gotten under way! The workshops are taking place in five synagogues (active and non) around Poland: Gdansk, Sejny, … continue reading →
Plans are going ahead for complete surveys of Jewish cemeteries in Silesia, reports Lo Tishkach in its May 2012 newsletter. A full list of burial sites according to district has already been drawn up and standardised Lo Tishkach mass grave … continue reading →
The important, and beautifully restored, Baroque synagogue in Lancut, Poland will be reopened to the public on April 28 until the end of August. The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland announces that the synagogue, dating … continue reading →
The Warsaw Voice ran a story recently about the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. It came out before the acting director’s resignation and the news in the Polish media of tensions that could delay the planned April … continue reading →
