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Call for Articles: Jewish Cemeteries and the Holocaust
We are pleased to share this Call for Articles from the Revue d’histoire de la Shoah, on Jewish Cemeteries and the Holocaust. Submissions can be work by historians or focus
Italy: In Venice and Naples it’s “Back to the Future” as COVID-19 measures mandate Yom Kippur services in historic spaces not used for services in more than a century
(JHE) — Jewish communities in Naples and Venice will be seeing a “return to the future,” with Yom Kippur services celebrated in historic spaces for the first time in more
In London? Take part in the Willesden Jewish Cemetery’s photography contest
(JHE) — Jewish cemeteries have long fascinated photographers. The combination of gravestones (often weathered and sometimes tilted), Hebrew inscriptions, carved decoration — and the nature in which the stones are
The JHE September Newsletter is Out
Shana Tova! The Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter for September is out! A summary of JHE news, views, and insights from the past month. This High Holidays edition features individual news
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Tourism in the age of Coronavirus, or the Seven Stages of Grief
Dr. Tomasz Cebulski is a Jewish heritage tour guide in Poland and a scholar, whose PhD was on post-Holocaust Auschwitz as a center of both commemoration and tourism. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has halted much travel and curtailed international tourism, has had a devastating impact on guides and other tourism professionals. It has driven Cebulski to sharply turn his activities from guiding into genealogy, on-line guiding, and film production. In this personal essay, he reflects – month by month – on the impact of the pandemic on his work and on that of the tourism industry in general.
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