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Yesterday (July 27) marked the Jewish fast day of Tisha B’av, or the Ninth of Av. It commemorates and mourns the destruction of the First and Second Temples and other tragedies that befell the Jewish people. The Western Wall in … continue reading →
We have a new JHE video on our YouTube channel! This one explores the imagery of the Weeping Willow in commemoration and on gravestones. With its drooping branches symbolizing grief, the Weeping Willow has been a common motif on … continue reading →
Our monthly Newsletter for July is out — catch up with what you may have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Germany, Romania, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and more… Major info includes a … continue reading →
We’re in the Hebrew month of Av, which straddles July and August — so we’re reposting the video we made to mark the month: A Pride of Lions for the Month of Av. The Hebrew Zodiac sign for Av is the … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici in Europa — Buona lettura! Bielorussia: la Grande Sinagoga Lubavitch di Vitebsk, completamente ricostruita, sarà re-inaugurata il 30 luglio. Per lungo tempo è rimasta in … continue reading →
