Several recent developments in Poland highlight the complexity of the challenge of what’s to be done — or what to do — with Jewish heritage that is has disappeared, been abused or otherwise all but lost to memory. We … continue reading →
Just in time for the upcoming tourist season, two valuable new resources have been launched that will be of use and interest for travellers (and even armchair travellers) interested in Warsaw’s Jewish heritage and contemporary life. One — a detailed Jewish guide … continue reading →
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 →
