We are happy to forward this call for volunteers for a major Jewish cemetery documentation project — even if it is not in Europe! JAMAICAN JEWISH CEMETERY DOCUMENTATION Jamaica, West Indies January 17 – 23, 2016 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions will … continue reading →
Shava tova to all our readers! Wishing you (and everyone else, of course) a sweet, satisfying and stimulating New Year — and beyond! ShareTweetSharePin3
We continue our High Holidays feature highlighting synagogues that were inaugurated or rededicated after renovation on or around Rosh Hashanah. Today we feature the magnificent Dohany St. Synagogue in Budapest and Great Synagogue in Sofia Bulgaria, — which were both … continue reading →
During a visit to Israel this week, Lithuania’s prime minister pledged that all Jewish cemeteries Lithuania would be “memorialized and marked” by 2017. “Let me reassure you that the history of Lithuanian Jews and [their] memorials are very important to … continue reading →
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is observed next week and inaugurates the Jewish High Holy Days — a month of observances that mingle prayer, reflection and repentance with celebration as we begin the new cycle of the seasons. … continue reading →
