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At long last, restoration work on the long-ruined Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanța has begun. Preliminary work began in July, with scaffolding erected this past week on both the exterior and interior of the building, … continue reading →
This is an UPDATED call for participants for “History, Memory and Responsibility,” an English-language seminar for journalists to be held at the Auschwitz Memorial Museum and in the town of Oświęcim (outside of which the Auschwitz camp was built). The … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the international artists chosen as the 2024 ShUM Cities Artists in Residence! Three very diverse projects dealing with history, heritage, symbolism, and art. They are the the visual artist Bence Illyes from Hungary (working with Judit Borsi), … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Romania: lapidi ebraiche in legno a Botoșani e Dorohoi – grazie ai nostri lettori per l’aiuto con l’epitaffio! 15 agosto 2024 Ruth Ellen Gruber, direttrice … continue reading →
On her recent Jewish heritage trip in Romania, JHE’s Ruth Ellen Gruber came across two rare examples of matzevot made of wood — one in the Jewish cemetery in Botosani, and the other in the “New” Jewish cemetery in Dorohoi. … continue reading →
