Despite many positive developments, such as the recent decision of the town of Grodzisk Mazowiecki to protect its Jewish cemetery, and the transfer of headstone fragments found in the Vistula river to Warsaw’s Brodno Jewish cemetery, many threats remain to … continue reading →
A group of young people wants to save the Moorish-style, red-brick former synagogue building in the small town of Radzanów, in central Poland. Devastated in World War II, the building, dating from the beginning of the 20th century and listed … continue reading →
The town of Grodzisk Mazowiecki in central Poland has taken steps to preserve its Jewish cemetery from property development and has ordered clean-up of the site to begin. Mayor Grzegorz Benedykciński was quoted by the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper as saying there … continue reading →
Note: This is an updated and revised version of a post made earlier, including further information and background about the mikvah, from Virtual Shtetl. A well-preserved mikvah in the small town of Chmielnik in south-central Poland remains largely intact in … continue reading →
Organizers have issued an Open Call for participants in Jewish Cultural Heritage: Projects, Methods, Inspirations — a major conference to be held at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, June 8-10, 2016. One may: submit … continue reading →
