The JHE Monthly Newsletter for March is out today. Catch up with what you might have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Germany, Czech Republic, Belarus, the UK, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Italy, Hungary, and more … continue reading →
The sad saga of the long-derelict 17th century Great Synagogue in Slonim continues…. The building, classed as a historic and cultural monument, has been sold again at auction — for a mere 42 Belarus rubles, or about €12. The sale … continue reading →
The JHE Monthly Newsletter for February is out today. Catch up with what you might have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Serbia, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Belarus, Germany, the UK, and more — … continue reading →
We posted in October about the project to create a monument at the Jewish cemetery in Brest-Litovsk, using the hundreds of matzevot uprooted from the cemetery. The Together Plan (TTP), a British NGO dedicated to Jewish community development in Belarus, … continue reading →
Every year, we post roundups of some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives that take place in various European countries. It is so important to emphasize these efforts, as they are largely overlooked – while occasional vandalism grabs headlines. … continue reading →
