A film called “In Our Synagogue” and shot in part in the synagogue in Khust, southwest Ukraine, has won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Best Short Film prize, in the National competition program, at the Odessa International Film … continue reading →
Volunteers are invited to apply for a weeklong summer program focused on the preservation of Jewish heritage in western Ukraine. The NGO SCI (Service Civil International) is seeking 17 volunteers for a Jewish heritage preservation “work camp” based in Lviv … continue reading →
Work on the second stage of the Space of Synagogues memorial site in Lviv is about to get under way, with archaeological excavations due to begin at the site of the Great City Synagogue, one of three synagogues in the … continue reading →
The European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) has inaugurated a new web site dedicated to its ongoing, EU co-funded survey and mapping project of 1,500 Jewish cemeteries in five countries: Greece, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The site includes an open … continue reading →
Heavy rain caused the almost total collapse of an already damaged buttress, threatening the integrity of the long-abandoned 17th century synagogue in Pidhaitsi, Ukraine, which already was in ruinous condition. The news site te.24minut.ua raised the alarm in an … continue reading →
