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Czech Republic: The NGO Tachov TAMUS reports on 2019 activities, including documentation and cataloguing of Czech Jewish cemeteries

The Tachov Archives and Museum Society (TAMUS), a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving Jewish cemeteries and other sites, has released its Annual Report showing the scope of its activities in 2019, ranging from on-site cemetery work … continue reading →

Italian Jewish museums join forces online to confront the COVID-19 lockdown — under the umbrella hashtag #ItaliaEbraica

Jewish museums across Italy have joined forces in a collaborative online project aimed at introducing their rich collections to virtual audiences stuck at home by COVID-19 quarantines, lockdowns, and shelter-in-place measures. Organizers say they want to expand the project into … continue reading →

Powerful Papercuts: Online Exhibition of Monika Krajewska’s “Burning” Cycle (2003-2020), a requiem for the Jewish world destroyed in the Shoah

Today (April 19) marks the 77th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising — and Yom HaShoah is on Tuesday. We are privileged to mark the occasion by hosting — as our new Have Your Say —  a remarkable online exhibition … continue reading →