The Brama Cukerman (Cukerman’s Gate) Foundation in Będzin, Poland, has recently published “Our Cemeteries,” a detailed, 50-page report on the state and status of the dozens of Jewish cemeteries in the Silesia Vojvodship (Province). Congratulations to authors Dariusz Walerjański , Piotr … continue reading →
The historian Dariusz Stola has been named director of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. He will take up his position March 1, taking over from acting director Andrzej Cudak. Poland’s Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski announced the … continue reading →
We are happy to pass along this call for papers for a conference in Warsaw, June 10, 2014 CfP: New Research on Memory in Eastern Europe (Ukraine and Belarus) Date and venue: Warsaw, June 10, 2014 Deadline for proposals: … continue reading →
At the initiative of the Polish Philatelists Association, Poland’s Post Office has issued a limited edition commemorative post card of the synagogue in the village of Chmielnik, which has recently been restored as a Jewish museum and culture center, called … continue reading →
We forward this call for papers for the 12th International Conference “Lviv: City – Society – Culture” which will be held at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and the Center for Urban History, May 29-31, 2014. The conference, dedicated to Lviv’s … continue reading →
