The Federation of Jewish Communities in Serbia has issued a protest at what it called the “catastrophic” condition of the historic Jewish cemetery in Nis and called on the authorities to take actions. It said that on a recent … Continue reading
During recent archeological work at the imposing Pile Gates of Dubrovnik, researchers discovered old Jewish gravestones and fragments used to line a drainage canal. The report in Dubrovacki Vjesnik did not indicate any dates — either for the stones … Continue reading
Only a small handful of Jews live in Cork, Ireland, but there is an old Jewish neighborhood still known as “Jew town.” This Hanukkah, New Zealand artist Maddie Leach created an art installation to recall the former Jewish presence. … Continue reading
Two years of restoration work on Amsterdam’s historic Portuguese synagogue — or “Esnoga” — have been completed, and Queen Beatrix attended the festive celebration Dec. 20 marking the completion of work and presentation of the newly accessible treasure rooms. … Continue reading
Debates have been going on in Warsaw over the Jewish community’s planned demolition of the Jewish community building at Twarda 6, one of the few 19th century buildings to survive in that part of the city, to make way for … Continue reading
Students have created an “ice cemetery” in the northern Polish town of Olsztyn to recall the former Jewish presence. According to an article in the local newspaper, pupils of the Erich Mendelsohn Plastic Arts Senior High School and students from … Continue reading
Moment Magazine runs a lengthy interview with Britta Wauer, the director of In Heaven, Underground – a documentary film exploring the 131-year history of Berlin’s Weisensee Jewish cemetery that has been garnering enthusiastic reviews. Most Berliners have heard of … Continue reading
In Vilnius, the hillside Užupis cemetery, the final resting place of some 70,000 people, was demolished under Soviet rule in the 1960s and basically used as a quarry for building material….Many of the gravestones were used to construct a stairway … Continue reading
After seven years of work, the Vilnius Jewish Library will be opening on December 16, at Gedimino Prospektas 24, LT 01013 Vilnius, Lithuania. The first Jewish library in Lithuania since the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto in 1943, it is … Continue reading
The OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) mission in Kosovo has condemned the recent desecration of the Jewish cemetery in the Kosovo capital, Pristina. Nazi swastikas were painted over a majority of the fifty tombstones, and the message … Continue reading
