Last summer there was discussion about whether a Star of David should be placed again atop the synagogue in Görlitz (Click to read the previous article on this topic). The mayor expressed that it was not a question of if, … Read more
This New Year’s Eve was different than previous ones. The sale of fireworks was forbidden across Germany this year in order to keep people from congregating and overwhelming the emergency services and the health system. The curfew in Saxony was … Read more
Each year on November 9th the city of Görlitz commemorates the November pogrom of 1938 – coordinated attacks carried out against Jews throughout Nazi Germany in which their homes, businesses and synagogues were looted and destroyed and many Jews were … Read more
The Görlitz city council decided this week to move forward with a feasibility study for a possible bridge location north of the city in cooperation with Zgorzelec. The bridge would be both for cars and cyclists/pedestrians. A new bridge over … Read more
At the turn of the 20th century, the city of Görlitz had a thriving Jewish population. In 1911 the new synagogue was completed on Otto-Müller Straße, a beautiful building with the capacity for 500 people, a domed ceiling, art nouveau … Read more
The Stiftung Umgebindehaus selected winners for its cash prize totaling 7000 Euros on September 13th, 2020. The Stiftung Umgebindehaus is a non-profit foundation committed to the preservation of a certain type of folk architecture commonly found in Upper Lusatia. … Read more