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Poland’s Cultural Heritage Foundation, in cooperation with technology company Laboratorium EE, has launched an app aimed at encouraging (and enabling) the volunteer documentation of abandoned, neglected, and/or remote Jewish and other cemeteries in Poland and elsewhere — by tourists and other … continue reading →
A recent storm caused damage in the Suderves street Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, the only functioning Jewish cemetery in the city. The Lithuanian Jewish community reports that “many grave monuments fell down and some broke.” It did not provide further details, … continue reading →
At the end of May 2012, two major earthquakes struck northern Italy. The quakes killed at least 24 people, left thousands homeless, and caused widespread damage to art and architectural heritage. Synagogues and Jewish cemeteries were among the sites that … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario settimanale in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici in Europa — Buona lettura! Russia: patrimonio ebraico lungo il fiume Volga — è disponibile online il rapporto preliminare di un viaggio di ricerca … continue reading →
This past Spring, researchers from the Center for Jewish Art carried out an epic, more than 4,000-kilometer journey along the Volga River researching Jewish material heritage. The preliminary, 63-page report from the trip is now available online. The team, led … continue reading →
