admin What is reportedly the world’s largest Jewish museum has opened in Moscow. Israeli President Shimon Peres (who is on an official visit to Russia) joined Jewish and Russian leaders for the gala inauguration Nov. 8 of the Russian-Jewish Museum of … continue reading →
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews, which opens in Warsaw next year, has announced the launch of a major project and valuable new resource — a searchable Central Judaica Database that is to provide “information about monuments … continue reading →
In the Issues pages of our In Focus section, we publish a lengthy article by the Czech researcher Martin Smok about the destroyed (and now all but forgotten) Jewish community in Prague’s Vinohrady district and in particular its destroyed synagogue … continue reading →
The Associated Press runs a lengthy preview by Vanessa Gera on the forthcoming Museum of the History of Polish Jews, scheduled to open in 2013, between April and December. Museum officials say it will open in stages, with educational … continue reading →
Clean-up, restoration, fencing, and other maintenance takes place at many Jewish cemeteries all over Europe each year. Some of these operations are tantamount to rescue operations that save a graveyard from total abandonment and oblivion. They are carried out … continue reading →
