If all goes well, the Jewish Museum of Venice will undergo a full-scale expansion, revamp, and redevelopment starting in October, right after the High Holidays. The last step before the definitive launch of the three-year, €9 million project is the … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario settimanale in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici in Europa. Buona lettura! Germania: vandalizzate decine di lapidi nel cimitero ebraico di Worms, il più antico in situ d’Europa. Fermata una donna 10 … continue reading →
At least 50 gravestones in the medieval Jewish cemetery in Worms, Germany were smeared with paint in a vandal attack. A person the local media said appeared “confused” was detained. An investigation is under way but the city has initially … continue reading →
Mazel tov to Dr. Kathrin Pieren, who has taken up the post of the first full-time director of the Westphalia Jewish Museum in Dorsten, Germany since the museum opened in 1992. Dr. Pieren took up her post on July 1. … continue reading →
We are pleased to introduce our readers to a major new (and comprehensive) web resource for Jewish cemetery restoration and commemoration. Called A Guide to Jewish Cemetery Preservation in Western Ukraine, it’s a dense and complex web site, launched this … continue reading →
