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Much goes on in Poland regarding Jewish built heritage. Here are a few selected items of recent news we find of particular interest — as reported in the news section of the Virtual Shtetl web site. Permanent Jewish … continue reading →
Sefer – the Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization in Moscow — carried out three weeklong field schools this summer during which students documented Jewish material heritage and carried out interviews and other research on local Jewish history … continue reading →
A new online resource on Romanian synagogues features a photographic documentation by Daniel Gruenfeld of 14 synagogues in the northeastern part of the country (with, we hope, more to follow). The web site is a project of Centropa, the Jewish … continue reading →
What should be a fascinating round-table discussion takes place this week (Sept. 14) in Budapest — experts and stakeholders getting together in public to discuss the future of the Moorish-style synagogue on Rumbach street, one of the three great synagogues … continue reading →
Zagreb has a new Jewish Museum, opened on September 4 — the European Day of Jewish Culture. The museum, curated by Mira Wolf, displays ritual objects, textiles, documents and other material related to the 210-year history the Jewish community … continue reading →
