The annual European Day of Jewish Culture is just around the corner. This year the cross-border event takes place September 14. The theme this year is “Women in Judaism.” Hundreds of events and initiatives are planned in: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia … continue reading →
The Jewish Cemetery in Rácalmás, Hungary has undergone restoration work with state funding, continuing work begun last year. According to an August 27 government press release, restoration work to the lower part of the cemetery was carried out with … continue reading →
Volunteers have been working this week to clear the ruins of the Great Synagogue in Krynki, in eastern Poland, of vegetation and detritus. It’s part of a project that also includes an open-air art installation by the sculptor Miroslaw … continue reading →
If anyone has heard anything about Jewish culture festivals in Poland, it is probably about the huge and by now venerable Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, which began in 1988 and is now one of the standout attractions of the … continue reading →
Often we think of Jewish built heritage in terms of synagogue buildings, mikvaot, Jewish cemeteries, and other sites with religious association. Or Holocaust memorial sites, former ghettos and Jewish quarters, Jewish schools, rabbis’ houses, and the like. Clean-up operations for such … continue reading →
