jhe We are happy to post this call for papers for a conference to be held in March 2016 Jewish Museologies and the Politics of Display March 13-14 2016, Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Leeds Supported by a grant from … continue reading →
“The Space of Synagogues: Jewish History, Common Heritage and Responsibility” project in L’viv has entered the physical realization stage. The project aims to transform the sites of the Turei Zahav, or Golden Rose, Synagogue, and the neighboring sites of the Beth … continue reading →
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia is organizing a conference in Bratislava on November 9 — the anniversary of Kristallnacht — whose aim is to facilitate exchange of information about planned and already-implemented projects to preserve and restore Jewish heritage … continue reading →
A cross-disciplinary conference on Jewish cemeteries in Europe, held October 25-28 in Vilnius, Lithuania, gathered some 60 experts from more than a dozen countries and touched on a wide range of topics within the broad framework of theory, policy, management, and … continue reading →
Here is a crosspost from a piece on Sam Gruber’s Jewish Art and Monuments blog — Concrete Tombstones, The “Poor Cousins” of Matzevot Typology — in which he considers the use of concrete in constructing Jewish gravestones — and the … continue reading →
