Anna Blayer, the retired director of Rome’s Jewish Museum, has died, aged 78. Blayer, a longtime Jewish activist, was the director of the Jewish Museum from the mid-1980s until 2005, when Daniela Di Castro (who, sadly, passed away prematurely … continue reading →
Meylakh Sheykhet in L’viv writes that a scientific commission at the Ukrainian ministry of culture, at a meeting July 25, approved the boundaries of several cemeteries at Babyn Yar (Babi Yar), the ravine in Kiev where the Nazis killed … continue reading →
Each Thursday night this summer, the garden of Florence’s magnificent Moorish-style synagogue is being transformed in the Balagan Cafe — a varied program of cultural events, schmoozing, and kosher food & drink, that has been drawing hundreds of people each … continue reading →
Professor Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett delivers opening remarks for the Fourth Annual Humanity in Action International Conference. In her talk, she addresses the creation and mission of the the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, which served as the venue for the International … continue reading →
Work is progressing on the restoration of the ruined synagogue in Edirne, Turkey. The restored building will be used as a municipal cultural center, but Edirne governor Hasan Duruer told local media that Jews will also be able to use … continue reading →
