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Call for Applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Academic Jewish Studies Grants… Submission deadline January 13

In the Jewish community archive, Medias, Romania

Applications are now open for the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Academic Jewish Studies grants. Deadline for applications is Monday 13 January, 2025 at 5pm GMT / 6pm CET Applications are being accepted for the following categories: Doctoral Fellowships Post-Doctoral Fellowships … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-up Initiatives 2024 — Round-up #3. Dozens of actions in more than a dozen countries

Ongoing restoration work at the Okopowa jewish cemetery Warsaw

At the beginning of May and at the beginning of August  we published our first and second round-ups for 2024, showcasing some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries.  Here’s a … continue reading →

Italy: Italy’s most important tourism organization publishes a guidebook to Jewish Italy. Limited in scope, it includes QR codes to link to more information

There’s a new resource for travelers wanting to explore Jewish heritage in Italy — a guidebook published by the Touring Club Italiano (TCI), Italy’s most important tourism organization, famed for its series of  guidebooks, maps, and other tourism aids. Published … continue reading →

UK: A civic group is working to restore the memory of a 1,000-year-old Jewish cemetery under London’s Barbican estate that has lain all but forgotten since the 13th century

A civic group is working to restore the memory of a 1,000-year-old Jewish cemetery in London that has lain all but forgotten since the 13th century and is now buried under the sprawling Barbican residential estate and arts centre. Activities … continue reading →