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Italy: Vote for “Places of the Heart” public heritage awards — including for Jewish heritage sites such as the long-neglected Jewish cemetery in Revere

Entry into the Revere Jewish cemetery. Photo courtesy of the Mantova Jewish Community

The long-neglected Jewish cemetery in Revere, a small town in northern Italy’s  Mantova province, is up for a public heritage award that you can vote for online. Established in 1809, it includes just 23 headstones behind a red brick wall … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Oxford Center for Hebrew & Jewish Studies Fellowship program. The deadline for applications is February 14.

On a gravestone in Siret, Romania, a Crown flanked by griffins, above a lion

The Oxford Center for Hebrew & Jewish Studies has issued a call for applications for its Fellowship program. The deadline for applications is February 14. Two of the fellowships would be open to research projects related to Jewish built heritage.  … continue reading →