Great Synagogue

Long-forgotten foundations of Łódź Great Synagogue found by builders

Burnt to the ground by the Germans shortly after they annexed the city into the Third Reich in 1939, the find came during construction work on an ambitious mainline tunnel that will link the Fabryczna and Kaliska railway stations. Kalbar/TFN/Public domain

Burnt to the ground by the Germans shortly after they annexed the city into the Third Reich in 1939, the find came during construction work on an ambitious mainline tunnel that will link the Fabryczna and Kiska railway stations.

Size counts: giant mural by celebrated artist honours Warsaw’s Jewish past

Authored by the acclaimed Tytus Brzozowski, the mural – in the heart of the former Jewish district – pays tribute to the lost inhabitants, buildings and customs.

Warsaw’s Great Synagogue brought back to life with stunningly detailed miniature model

After a year of painstaking work, Warsaw’s Miniature Park has unveiled an incredible reconstruction of Warsaw’s Great Synagogue, the original of which was the largest in the world. TFN’s Juliette Bretan was there.

Lost for over 70 years, rare Great Synagogue candle found after fears it had been looted by Nazi Germany

The candle, which was found by a Polish man whose father had taken it from the synagogue and who planned on returning it to the Jewish community after the war, has now been handed over to the International Shem Olam Centre, a group dedicated to researching the Holocaust.

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