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We are pleased to share this call for applications for two Visiting Fellowships at the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton. The deadline for applications is May 3 2023. This year’s theme is … continue reading →
Remnants of a second historic Mikvah have been discovered during construction of a parking lot in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp. This one is wooden — believed unique in Europe — … continue reading →
(JHE) — An intrepid art historian acting on a hunch hiked along the perimeter of Budapest’s vast Kozma street Jewish cemetery to make an exciting discovery — a long forgotten sculptural monument by the noted architect Béla Lajta that marks … continue reading →
The non-profit Friends of Budapest Jewish Cemetery organization carried out extensive clean-up work at the city’s vast Kozma street Jewish cemetery this past year, cleaning an area of 6.85 hectares (17 acres) encompassing 21,873 graves. It was “our best year … continue reading →
(JHE) — In 2022, the Tachov Archives and Museum Society (TAMUS), a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving Jewish cemeteries and other sites, carried out detailed photo documentation of four Czech Jewish cemeteries and launched a QR … continue reading →
