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Poland: Record number of visitors to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2019

A record number of people from around the world visited the former Nazi camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau in 2019. A report on the Auschwitz.org web site said 2,320,000 people visited the sites, located in southern Poland and administered as … continue reading →

Call for applications: Sefer Center Grants for Research on Russian Jewry – 2020

We are happy to share this year’s call for grant applications which is open for researchers from Russia and abroad, including Europe, USA and Canada, Israel and Australia. The SEFER Center research award recipients will be selected by a committee … continue reading →

Netherlands: Vincent Van Gogh and an Amsterdam Jewish cemetery (or two)

The great Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh visited a Jewish cemetery in Amsterdam  in May, 1877 — and wrote to his brother, Theo, about the experience. The web site Van Gogh Routes, which enables users to follow in Vincent’s footsteps … continue reading →