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Are you in central Poland this weekend? You can help clean up the Jewish cemetery in Sieradz, in an action organized by the Guardians of Remembrance NGO. There will be a clean-up session this Sunday, June ...


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Poland: Volunteer to help clean up the Jewish cemetery in Sieradz this Sunday (June 21)
Are you in central Poland this weekend? You can help clean up the Jewish cemetery in Sieradz, in an action organized by the Guardians of Remembrance NGO. There will be

Poland: Archaeologists have begun excavations at the site of the pre-burial house and synagogue, which once stood at the entrance to Warsaw’s Okopowa st. Jewish cemetery
Archaeologists have begun excavations at the site of the pre-burial house and synagogue that once stood at the entrance to the Okopowa st. Jewish cemetery in Warsaw. “The buildings were

JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Repubblica Ceca: la sinagoga di Písek aprirà presto al pubblico grazie a un accordo tra

Czech Republic: The synagogue is Pisek will soon open to the public thanks to an agreement between the city, the municipal library, and the Prague Jewish community
The Moorish style 19th century synagogue in Pisek will soon be opened to the public on a regular basis, thanks to an agreement between the town administration, the Pisek Municipal
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Have Your Say: From “Sad Grandeur” to New Hope — The Revival of Timișoara’s Fabric Synagogue
The magnificent Fabric Synagogue în Timișoara, Romania îs — finally — under restoration after decades of neglect. Designed by the prolific Hungarian synagogue architect Lipót Baumhorn, it was built between 1897 and 1899. In this Have Your Say personal essay, Anna Szentgyörgyi, who has been involved in recent efforts to draw attention to the building and support for its preservation, describes developments over the past few years and reflects on the impact of international cooperation and local commitment .