Hanukkah begins tonight….we hope that the Festival of Light will inspire us in these difficult times. As it has become a tradition to give gifts during the holiday — our tradition at JHE has become posting images of synagogue … continue reading →
Mazel tov to Mariusz Sokołowski, who has won the 2023 POLIN award, granted annually by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw to people “actively working to protect the memory of the history of Polish Jews.” … continue reading →
Mazel tov to Esther Heiss, the new Director of the Austrian Jewish Museum ( Österreichisches Jüdisches Museum) in Eisenstadt. Heiss, 28, took up the post on December 1, replacing longtime director Johannes Reiss, who has retired. It is great to … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Call for Proposals for the 44th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. The 2024 Conference will be held in Philadelphia from Sunday, August 18 through Thursday, August 22, 2024 at the Sheraton … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali Repubblica Ceca: il restauro della sinagoga di Žatec vince il premio “Patrimonium pro Futuro”, assegnato dall’Istituto nazionale dei monumenti del Ministero della Cultura 30 novembre 2023 … continue reading →
