This week marks the 83rd anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — the night of November 9-10, 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property, and Jewish places of worship all over Germany and German-occupied … continue reading →
JHE friend Dr. Samuel Gruber has posted on his blog a detailed discussion about the multiple layers of painted decoration in the 16th century Remu synagogue in Krakow that makes a fascinating and informative read. The Remu, built in 1551, … continue reading →
(JHE) — Simchat Torah — Rejoicing in the Torah, the Jewish festival that celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings (and beginning of the new cycle), begins this week at sundown on Tuesday and ends at nightfall on … continue reading →
The Eighteenth World Congress of Jewish Studies, August 8-12, 2022 Section of Panels and Lectures on Visual Arts If all goes well, the 18th World Congress of Jewish Studies will be held next August — in person — … continue reading →
(JHE) — Michael Schudrich, the Chief Rabbi of Poland and head of Poland’s Rabbinic Commission for Cemeteries, has forcefully condemned as desecration the destruction of part of the historic Jewish cemetery in Sataniv by Haredi activist Israel Meir Gabai. It … continue reading →
