Applications are open for Jewish heritage and culture grants from the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland. Deadline for submitting applications is 15.00, September 30, 2021. The grant program was recently named in honor of Jan Jagielski, the pioneer … continue reading →
Are you in the Czech Republic today? Take advantage of the fourth edition of the Day of Jewish Monuments to visit dozens of Jewish heritage sites around the country. More than 50 selected Jewish heritage sites more than three dozen … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario settimanale in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici in Europa — Buona lettura! Polonia: lanciata un’app per aiutare i volontari (tra cui i turisti) a documentare i “cimiteri dimenticati” (di tutte le … continue reading →
Poland’s Cultural Heritage Foundation, in cooperation with technology company Laboratorium EE, has launched an app aimed at encouraging (and enabling) the volunteer documentation of abandoned, neglected, and/or remote Jewish and other cemeteries in Poland and elsewhere — by tourists and other … continue reading →
A recent storm caused damage in the Suderves street Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, the only functioning Jewish cemetery in the city. The Lithuanian Jewish community reports that “many grave monuments fell down and some broke.” It did not provide further details, … continue reading →
