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Czech Republic: TAMUS Tachov 2024 annual report highlights Jewish cemetery documentation

  (JHE) — In 2024, 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 and mapping of 10 Czech Jewish cemeteries. In … continue reading →

Poland: Opportunities to volunteer to help clean up a Jewish cemetery this summer

A volunteer washes a matzevah during the workshop in 2022. Photo: courtesy Heidi M. Szpek/BCRP

People often want to know how they can volunteer to help clean up a Jewish cemetery. Several volunteer opportunities for this coming summer have already been announced: Białystok The Białystok Cemetery Restoration Fund (BCRF) welcomes volunteers for its 2025 annual … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Matanel Sefarad Seminar, in Barcelona June 2-July 1. Deadline for applications April 25

Model of the Girona Jewish quarter in the Girona Museum of Jewish History

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for the Matanel Sefarad Seminar  International Summer Program 2025 to be held in Barcelona, June 2-July 1, 2025 (with field excursions to Girona and elsewhere).  Deadline for applications is Friday, April … continue reading →

Poland update: Dr. Michał Trębacz confirmed as director of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw

Entrance to the Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw

Mazel tov to Dr. Michał Trębacz, whom Poland’s Ministry of Culture has confirmed as Director of the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute (ZIH) in Warsaw. Trębacz has been serving as acting director since the ministry dismissed his predecessor, Monika Krawczyk, … continue reading →