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Lithuania: The writer and longtime Jewish heritage activist Sergey Kanovich has been chosen to become director of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum

Mazel tov to the writer and longtime Jewish heritage activist Sergey Kanovich, who has been chosen to become the new director of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum in Vilnius. Kanovich won a competition for the post, which has a … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Seminar in Amsterdam August 23-28 for early-career professionals in Jewish heritage and graduate students contemplating a career in the field. Deadline for applications April 21`

Music -- lecha dodi -- In the Jewish university archive/library, Budapest

Applications are open for a seminar for early-career professionals in Jewish heritage and graduate students contemplating a career in the field, organized by the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe in  conjunction with the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana, part of the Allard Pierson at … continue reading →

Germany: A €465,000 grant for the preservation of the historic Jewish cemetery In Münsingen-Buttenhausen

Germany’s federal government has granted €465,000 to the city of Münsingen for the restoration and preservation of the historic Jewish cemetery in its Buttenhausen district. The grant, from the federal heritage conservation special program, was announced last week by Bundestage … continue reading →