What looks to be an interesting conference takes place this week, at the Holocaust Memorial in Milan. Called Holocaust Memorial Days in the EU: the Challenges of Commemoration in the XXI century, it is somewhat off the usual topics we … continue reading →
The European Association for Jewish Studies has posted a list of a number current calls for papers for upcoming conferences on a wide variety of topics to be held in a number of countries. The conferences do not deal specifically … continue reading →
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently highlighted the impact of tourism to religious and/or spiritual sites. The organization states in a news release issued this month: According to UNWTO estimates, 300 to 330 million tourists visit … continue reading →
The theme of the just-concluded annual conference of the Association of European Jewish Museums was “Approaches to Authenticity: the Virtual vs. the Material vs. the Recreated” — JHE coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber spoke on a panel there devoted to that … continue reading →
We are pleased to forward this Call for Papers for what looks like will be a fascinating workshop/conference in March 2015 that will deal with many of the issues we focus on at Jewish Heritage Europe and which formed the … continue reading →
