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Romania: Full index of the historic Jewish cemetery in Suceava is now online

Old Jewish cemetery Suceava, 1991. Gravestone of Zvi Hirsch Barber, 1852

The full indexed catalog of the burials in the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Suceava, in the Bukovina region of northern Romania, is now online, on the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina (JGB) web site. The cemetery is one of the … continue reading →

Call for Partners: Project on getting UNESCO recognition for Cemetery Culture in Europe as Intangible Cultural Heritage

Hamburg Altona, Portuguese (Sephardic) cemetery

We are pleased to share this “Call for Partners” in a German initiative regarding cemeteries in Europe aimed at obtaining UNESCO recognition for “Cemetery Culture in Europe” as  Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Call does not have many details, but there … continue reading →

JHE Photo Essay: On International Women’s Day, we remember women who themselves are remembered on their gravestones with their portraits

Portraits in the New Jewish cemetery of Sharhorod, Ukraine

Today, March 8, is marked around the world as International Women’s Day. In past years, we have marked the day with photo essays showing how women have been represented in Jewish art (click HERE for 2019 and HERE for 2018) … continue reading →