Today is Yom haShoah, Israel and the Jewish world’s annual day of remembrance of the Holocaust. We remember the names. We repost here our video about Holocaust Monuments that personalize the victims. We must never forget that each of the … continue reading →
If you are in Budapest, don’t miss the closing days of an exhibition that celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Jewish architect Béla Lajta. The exhibit, which has run since December 20 at the Kiscelli Museum, … continue reading →
Today, April 19, marks the 81st anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Ghetto, as well as the Uprising and its fighters, are commemorated in various places on-site and elsewhere — the main memorial is the grand … continue reading →
(JHE) — This year is a big one for the Manchester Jewish Museum. The museum opened 40 years ago, in 1984 — and it is anchored by the historic Spanish and Portuguese synagogue that this year is celebrating its 150th … continue reading →
Happy centennial to the Páva street synagogue in Budapest — designed by Lipot Baumhorn, dedicated on January 6, 1924, and today incorporated into the city’s Holocaust Memorial Center. (A Jewish congregation also shares the synagogue complex.) A series of lectures … continue reading →
