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Work has begun on the renovation of the pre-burial house at the Jewish cemetery in Pszczyna. Built in 1888 and designed by the local builder Ernst Betz, the low, red brick building with an arched entrance ...
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Poland: The renovation of the pre-burial house at the Jewish cemetery in Pszczyna is under way
Work has begun on the renovation of the pre-burial house at the Jewish cemetery in Pszczyna. Built in 1888 and designed by the local builder Ernst Betz, the low, red
France: Mulhouse Dornach synagogue will be restored as a cultural venue
The long-disused 19th century synagogue in Dornach, a district of Mulhouse in eastern France, will be restored for use as a cultural space, with an emphasis on visual arts. Work
Shana tova 5786 from JHE!
The High Holidays are a season of reflection, renewal, and inspiration. The past year has been a difficult one. But as our posts have demonstrated, developments in the Jewish heritage
JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Ucraina: una rara sinagoga in legno sarà trasferita dal villaggio di Velyki Komiaty a
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Have Your Say: Brothers And Sisters in Arms, of Memory, by Sergey Kanovich
For four days in mid-June, about 150 soldiers from the German Bundeswehr’s 45th Panzer Brigade joined members of the Maceva Jewish cemetery preservation group to clean up the old Jewish cemetery and Holocaust monument in Merkinė, in southeast Lithuania.The initiative is believed to have been the first time that German soldiers have taken care of Jewish heritage in such a way. In his personal essay, Sergey Kanovich, the founder of Maceva, describes the initiative and reflects on the experience and its meaning.