The Slovak Jewish community has honored activists for the preservation and promotion of Jewish heritage in Slovakia. This year’s Eugene Bárkány Prize and three Eugen Bárkány Plaques were awarded at the fourth annual Jewish Heritage in Slovakia conference, held November … continue reading →
Participants at the recent international Urban Jewish Heritage conference held in Krakow touched on a wide range of issues regarding the history, management, preservation, role, and future of Jewish heritage in (mainly) urban settings — towns and cities. Organized … continue reading →
There’s still time to submit a proposal for a paper at a conference marking the 150th anniversary of the 1868-69 Jewish Congress in Hungary, which led to the “schism” in Hungarian Jewry into Neolog, Orthodox, and Status Quo ante communities … continue reading →
Warsaw is gearing up for the annual conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS), which begins on Sunday at the Polin museum and other venues. There are scores of presentations, on all sorts of topics of interest … continue reading →
A major exhibition on medieval Jewish life and culture in northern Europe is under way at the Musée des Antiquités in Rouen, France. Called Savants e Croyants: Les Juifs d’Europe du Nord au Moyen Age (Scholars and Believers: Jews of … continue reading →
