Holocaust ‘orphaned’ European synagogues, Council of Europe says The international platform called on its 47 member states to take the impact of the Holocaust into account when dealing with Jewish houses of worship.
Flames ravage 19th-century Russian Jewish cemetery A fire that raged for hours in the city of Voronezh consumed large parts of the burial ground.
Cemeteries initiative has protected 70 Eastern European graveyards Two years after its inception with a budget of $1.35 million mostly from Germany, the project is seeking to become a permanent body with core funding.