We were glad to see a lengthy article in the Christian Science Monitor highlighting the little Teleki ter synagogue in Budapest’s 8th District, and the project spearheaded by chairman Andras Mayer and his brother Gabor to renovate the little shtiebl … Continue reading
In our In Focus section on Issues, we post a link to a powerful op-ed in the Times of Israel by the Yiddishist Dovid Katz about the use and misuse of Jewish gravestones and memory. He focuses on one cemetery … Continue reading
The Jewish Chronicle in London runs a nice travel article by Andy Mossack on the well-preserved Jewish heritage of Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, including Ferrara, which has just hosted its annual Jewish book festival. It’s a treasure trove of Jewish … Continue reading
The Museum of the History and Culture of Bukovinian Jews in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, has announced a photography workshop focused on Jewish heritage that will take place in July 2013. Called “Discovering History through the Camera,” it will be aimed at young … Continue reading
April’s Krakow conference on Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage was such a full event that it was impossible to attend every session. We’re beginning now to post at least some of the papers (and powerpoint presentations) from the various sessions. … Continue reading
We have just posted full-length videos of two more sessions from the Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage conference, held in Krakow April 23-25. Click here for the video of the full session (April 23) on Physical Restoration — Focus on … Continue reading
May 18 is International Museum Day, an annual event established in 1977 by the International Council of Museums. In 2012, 32,000 museums from 129 countries on five continents took part — and this year the numbers are expected to be much … Continue reading
On his blog, Christian Herrmann reflects on a recent trip visiting Jewish sites in Bukovina and Galicia in western Ukraine. He describes “a very intense and emotional journey to the heritage of a vanished Jewish world. We visited 27 towns … Continue reading
Since we reported last week on the transformation of the rundown and disused Chewra Thilim Beit Midrash in Krakow into a late-night music club, the situation has prompted coverage in the Polish, Jewish and Israeli media — and also prompted … Continue reading
Action Reconciliation Service for Peace, the German volunteer organization that, among other things, sends volunteers to clean up and maintain Jewish cemeteries, has announced its annual “summer camp” for people 40 and over to help clean up the sprawling Jewish cemetery in … Continue reading
