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Mazel tov to JHE friend Christian Herrmann, who has been honored by Germany for his photographic work, blog, and other activities documenting Jewish heritage sites in Eastern Europe! In awards announced January 1, Christian, who maintains the blog Vanished World, … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario settimanale in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici in Europa — Buona lettura! Polonia: è venuto a mancare Krzysztof Śliwiński, tra i primi attivisti cattolici nell’ambito della preservazione del patrimonio ebraico e … continue reading →
(JHE) — We mourn the death of Krzysztof Śliwiński, a Polish diplomat and intellectual who was an early Catholic activist in Jewish heritage preservation and in fostering Polish-Jewish relations — in 1995 he was named post-Communist Poland’s first official roving … continue reading →
(JHE) — The long-abandoned 17th century Great Synagogue in Slonim was sold at auction on December 29 to a space exploration-loving musician/writer from Minsk named Ilona Karavaeva, local media report. It was the fourth attempt to sell the long-derelict building … continue reading →
(JHE) — The ceremonial hall and other parts of the historic Ohlsdorf Jewish cemetery in Hamburg will undergo a multi-million-euro renovation starting this summer, thanks to substantial grants from the city of Hamburg and the German federal government. The city’s … continue reading →
