Restoration work on the long-ruined Jewish cemetery in Štip, in eastern Macedonia, is being completed, the Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) reports. It says the work has been carried out by the city museum and Bureau for Preservation of Monuments … continue reading →
Work is under way at the historic Jewish cemetery in Bitola, Macedonia, to create a memorial park there commemorating the large local Jewish community murdered in the Holocaust. The site will be called the Memorial Park for the Jews … continue reading →
An agreement has been signed to guaranteed the preservation of the historic Jewish cemetery in Bitola, Macedonia. According to the news site Republika.mk, the mayor of Bitola and Israeli ambassador to Macedonia Dan Orian signed a declaration to protect and … continue reading →
The Israeli ambassador to Macedonia and the mayor of the town of Bitola have unveiled a commemorative plaque on columns that are all that remain of one of pre-WW2 Bitola’s many synagogues, study houses and Jewish prayer rooms. According … continue reading →
Today, Sept. 29, is the annual European Day of Jewish Culture — with hundreds of events planned in a dozen countries around Europe: performances, lectures, concerts, guided tours, food-tastings, book fairs, and more. Synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and other Jewish heritage … continue reading →
