An exhibition devoted to the many Holocaust Museum Memorials that have been opened in recent years in Europe is one of a series of events being held to coincide with the opening of a modern new Holocaust Memorial Museum at Drancy, outside Paris, the site … continue reading →
On Oct. 6 and 7, street games resembling treasure hunts are being organized in the cities of Kolobrzeg and Szczecin in northwest Poland to enable participants to discover Jewish history and heritage there. Organizers are the Museum of the History … continue reading →
Jewish Heritage Europe is passing on an appeal on the Virtual Shtetl portal for aid in maintaining the 19th century Jewish cemetery in Brok, Poland. The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland — FODZ — carried out … continue reading →
The Jewish Chronicle reports that British composer Benjamin Till has composed an hour-long requiem featuring inscriptions on Jewish gravestones (and other gravestones) from several cemeteries in London, including Highgate, West Ham, Hoop Lane and Kensal Green. The London Requiem has … continue reading →
A synagogue in Smolensk, Russian has opened under the auspices of Chabad. The Chabad web site reports, in an article by Dovid Zaklikowski: Hundreds of local Jewish residents and local government officials, including regional Gov. Alexei Astrovsky and Mayor Nikolei Alashaiv, … continue reading →
