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The Belarusian Jewish Cultural Heritage Center (BJCH) has created a virtual reconstruction of the Great Synagogue in Wolpa, an elaborate wooden structure believed to have dated from the first half of the 18th century, which — like hundreds of other … continue reading →
The Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem runs the Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art, the world’s largest repository of documentation on Jewish visual culture. The Index’s more than half a million images feature a vast … continue reading →
A (very) longterm research project to document Jewish cemeteries in Germany is getting underway. Over the course of the coming two decades and more, researchers from North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria will be documenting 35 selected Jewish cemeteries in great detail, … 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 →
This past weekend was the 20th edition of the annual Night of Museums in much of Europe — and we were happy to see many Jewish museums and other heritage institutions taking part. On the Night of Museums, museums and … continue reading →
