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Jewish Traces in Franconia 14:00
Jewish Traces in Franconia @ Judisches Museum Franken, Fürth
May 12 @ 14:00 – Sep 22 @ 14:00
Jewish Traces in Franconia @ Judisches Museum Franken, Fürth | Fürth | Bayern | Germany
An exhibition of photographs by Christian Schuster, focusing on the traces of Jewish (often rural) life in northern Bavaria’s Franconia region. The opening ceremony is at 14:00 on May 12, 2019.  
Psalm: Edmund de Waal installation
Psalm: Edmund de Waal installation @ Venice
May 8 – Sep 29 all-day
Psalm: Edmund de Waal installation @ Venice  | Venezia | Veneto | Italy
  Edmund de Waal is creating a major new two-part exhibition to be displayed in the 500-year-old Jewish Ghetto in Venice, coinciding with the opening of the 58th Biennale. The first part is located in the spaces surrounding the Canton ... continue reading →
The House of Life: Gold and Stories around the ancient Jewish cemetery of Bologna”
The House of Life: Gold and Stories around the ancient Jewish cemetery of Bologna” @ Bologna Jewish Museum
Jun 20 2019 – Jan 6 2020 all-day
The House of Life: Gold and Stories around the ancient Jewish cemetery of Bologna” @ Bologna Jewish Museum | Bologna | Emilia-Romagna | Italy
A major exhibit at the Bologna Jewish Museum will focus on the city’s “lost” medieval Jewish cemetery:  it was destroyed in 1569 by order of Pope Pius V and was rediscovered  during excavations in 2012-2014. the exhibit features material found ... continue reading →
Jewish textiles in Italy
Jewish textiles in Italy @ Uffizi gallery, Florence
Jun 27 – Oct 27 all-day
Jewish textiles in Italy @ Uffizi gallery, Florence | Firenze | Toscana | Italy
The Colours of Judaism in Italy: Precious textiles and fabrics from ancient Jerusalem to contemporary ready-to-wear The exhibition at the famed Uffizi Gallery explores various aspects of the Jewish world’s relationship with fabrics and textiles for both religious and secular ... continue reading →
IAJGS Annual conference
IAJGS Annual conference @ Cleveland, Ohio, Hilton Downtown hotel
Jul 28 – Aug 2 all-day
IAJGS Annual conference @ Cleveland, Ohio, Hilton Downtown hotel | Cleveland | Ohio | United States
The 39th annual conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies, the biggest international Jewish genealogy event of the year, drawing hundreds of participants. See all info and program on the conference web site.
Jewish cemetery clean-up summer camp
Jewish cemetery clean-up summer camp @ Jewish cemetery Vištytis, Lithuania
Jul 29 – Aug 10 all-day
Cemetery clean up summer camp The Summer Camp in Vištytis aims to preserve the town’s Jewish heritage and prepare information and material for the inventory process of the local Jewish cemetery. Ultimately, it will help to understand about the situation ... continue reading →
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Jewish cemetery clean-up 15:00
Jewish cemetery clean-up @ Jewish cemetery Szczebrzeszyn, Poland
Aug 2 @ 15:00 – 20:00
Jewish cemetery clean-up @ Jewish cemetery Szczebrzeszyn, Poland | Szczebrzeszyn | lubelskie | Poland
Volunteer clean up of the Jewish cemetery, which dates back to the 16th century  
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Discussing Future Use of the Pacov Synagogue 09:00
Discussing Future Use of the Pacov Synagogue @ Chateau, Pacov, CZ
Aug 4 @ 09:00 – 16:00
Discussing Future Use of the Pacov Synagogue @ Chateau, Pacov, CZ | Pacov | Kraj Vysočina | Czechia
One-day seminar to discuss ideas for the future use of the former synaogue in Pacov, CZ, followed by a tour of the building.   Program: 9.45–11am Tobiáš Smolík: Columbaria, Clubhouses, Fairgrounds: Current Faces and Roles of the Jewish Museums   ... continue reading →
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Volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up 09:30
Volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up @ Rohatyn, Ukraine New Jewish Cemetery
Aug 6 @ 09:30 – 17:30
Volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up @ Rohatyn, Ukraine New Jewish Cemetery | Rohatyn | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Ukraine
Volunteer clean-up work at the second, newer Jewish cemetery of Rohatyn, acquired by the Jewish community in the 1920s and like the “old” cemetery and others in the region, destroyed during WW2, its headstones removed and re-purposed for roads, walkways, ... continue reading →
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Volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up 09:30
Volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up @ Rohatyn, Ukraine New Jewish Cemetery
Aug 7 @ 09:30 – 17:30
Volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up @ Rohatyn, Ukraine New Jewish Cemetery | Rohatyn | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Ukraine
Volunteer clean-up work at the second, newer Jewish cemetery of Rohatyn, acquired by the Jewish community in the 1920s and like the “old” cemetery and others in the region, destroyed during WW2, its headstones removed and re-purposed for roads, walkways, ... continue reading →
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Volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up 09:30
Volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up @ Rohatyn, Ukraine New Jewish Cemetery
Aug 8 @ 09:30 – 17:30
Volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up @ Rohatyn, Ukraine New Jewish Cemetery | Rohatyn | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Ukraine
Volunteer clean-up work at the second, newer Jewish cemetery of Rohatyn, acquired by the Jewish community in the 1920s and like the “old” cemetery and others in the region, destroyed during WW2, its headstones removed and re-purposed for roads, walkways, ... continue reading →
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Day of Jewish Monuments
Day of Jewish Monuments @ Czech Republic
Aug 11 all-day
Day of Jewish Monuments @ Czech Republic | Czechia
The the third edition of the Czech Republic’s Day of Jewish Monuments takes place August 11 — and this year there is a smartphone app as well as an interactive map on the web site to help visitors. On the ... continue reading →
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“In schwindendem Licht”. 16:00
“In schwindendem Licht”. @ Museum Jüdischer Betsaal Horb
Aug 18 @ 16:00 – 17:00
Opening of the photographic exhibition of abadoned Jewish heritage sites in eastern Europe, by Christian Herrmann.   The exhibit runs until December 29, open on Saturdays and Sundays, 2 – 5 p.m
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Shuls of Grandeur on the Lower East Side 09:01
Shuls of Grandeur on the Lower East Side
Aug 31 @ 09:01 – 10:01
Shuls of Grandeur on the Lower East Side
  If you’re in New York this fall….   On this fall walking tour presented in partnership with the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy, you will visit two grand synagogues on the Lower East Side – rare remnants from a time ... continue reading →

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