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Mihael Malyshev (St. Petersburg)
Jewish life in the countries of the former socialist camp.
As it was promised, we shall talk today about sites dedicated to Jewish life in the countries of the former socialist camp.
The most "basic" is the site:
which allows to receive the information on Jewish communities of any country of Eastern Europe. For this purpose it is necessary either to enter the site and to select the necessary country or to substitute the word "eeurope" in the title of the site with " the name of the country " (in English) /index.htm (for example, poland/index.htm). Only very brief information can be received: the history of the community, its population, basic centers and nothing more.
The information about modern Jewish life in Hungary is arranged rather well at the site:
It contains information on Jewish establishments and organizations, as well as an excursion around Jewish Hungary with historical references and useful information.
About the Jewish life of Hungary it is possible to learn also on the site
This site is mostly dedicated to genealogy of Hungarian Jews, but it also contains information concerning the modern situation in the Jewish community of Hungary.
The site is dedicated to Slovak Jewish community. There is information on organizations, events, etc., but rather a brief one.
About the Bulgarian Jewish community it is possible to learn very little, and basically about youth Jewish life. If someone is interested – please, here is the address (only loaded for a very long time!)
This large site (in English and Polish) is dedicated to the Polish Jewish community:
The site is conveniently organized, with its help one can get the information about different Jewish institutions in Poland, including information about one school and one kindergarten (Warsaw) organized by Lauder Foundation and about the Jewish pedagogical Club. The information, to tell you the truth, is pretty much compressed: number of the pupils and the teachers, year of opening, and nothing more.
It is a colourful site, dedicated, as it is clear from the name, to Polish synagogues. Six synagogues - with pictures and brief history – are described.
A very small site, approximately two pages of text (in English) about the modern Polish Jewish community.
As to Czechia, unfortunately I have failed so far to find sites dedicated to modern Jewish life of this country, but I am sure, that they exist. There is a site dedicated to the restoration of numerous Jewish cemeteries of Czechia:
As soon as I find something interesting, I'll share it with you at once.
The majority of sites are dedicated to the history of the Jewish communities of these countries and in particular – to the Holocaust. The Holocaust in the countries of Eastern Europe will be the topic of our following excursion.
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