Michael Stein has written a long article on the CzechPosition web site about Jewish Heritage Europe and its launch at Hanukkah in Prague. Jewish Heritage Europe is a project of the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe and aims to serve as an online … Continue reading
In his blog on Jewish art and monuments, Sam Gruber reports on the new agreement signed last month between the U.S. and Kosovo aimed to protect cultural heritage sites, especially of religious and ethnic minorities. U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Rodham … Continue reading
The magnificent orthodox synagogue in Presov, Slovakia was beautifully restored in the 1990s and — far too big for the tiny contemporary Jewish community — it is used for concerts. It also houses the precious Barkany Judaica collection in … Continue reading
According to the Penza News, a major restoration project begun in 2008 at the more than century-old Jewish cemetery in Penza, 625 km southeast of Moscow, is nearing completion. The project entailed erecting a new gate, clearing refuse and … Continue reading
According to Virtual Shtetl, there are developments concerning the site of the old Jewish cemetery in Kalisz, which was founded inthe 12th century and operated until 1939. It was destroyed by the Nazis and built over after WW2. Apparently … Continue reading
According to the local newspaper Vremea Noua, the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania has reached a longterm agreement whereby the municipality of the northern Romania town of Vaslui will take over the disused synagogue for use as a cultural … Continue reading
Vandals have toppled or damaged about 10 gravestones at the historic Jewish cemetery in the village of Puklice, near Jihlava in Moravia.The cemetery, listed as a national cultural monument, was probably founded in the 15th century; the oldest legible gravestone … Continue reading
The U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad published its Survey of Jewish Monuments in Bulgaria on Dec. 28. Most of the information on the Bulgaria pages of the JHE website is based on material prepared for … Continue reading
An interesting article in the Sheffield, England Telegraph reports on controversial plans by a farmer to build a family mausoleum in a wooded area that is the site of an abandoned Jewish cemetery. The cemetery apparently is listed as … Continue reading
The Forward runs a lengthy article about non-Jewish Poles who preserve and protect Jewish heritage. The focus of the article, by Don Snyder, is on the work of the “School of Dialogue,” a project of the Polish non-profit Forum … Continue reading
