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Ukraine: Videos of the conference “Expanding Boundaries: Jewish Artistic Heritage of Ukraine,” organized by the Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies, which was held in July.

We are delighted to share the videos of the conference “Expanding Boundaries: Jewish Artistic Heritage of Ukraine,” organized by the Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies, which was held this past July. It was a hybrid conference, with some participants in … continue reading →

Heritage: Krakow hosts two major international conferences on religious heritage — Jewish heritage and religious heritage in General. It’s a pity they overlap — but one can be streamed (find links here)!

16th century Remuh synagogue, 21st century tourism. Krakow

Krakow is hosting two major international conferences dealing with heritage and heritage preservation in the next few days — and it’s a pity that they overlap!  One, the 2024 conference of the Future for Religious Heritage network takes place Monday … continue reading →

Call for Participants UPDATE: Changed dates for the “History, Memory and Responsibility” Seminar for Journalists at the Auschwitz Memorial Museum. Oct. 7-10

Arbeit Macht Frei gate, Auschwitz

This is an UPDATED call for participants for “History, Memory and Responsibility,” an English-language seminar for journalists to be held at the Auschwitz Memorial Museum and in the town of Oświęcim (outside of which the Auschwitz camp was built). The … continue reading →

Romania: A new book sums up the impressive results of a decade-long project of research, conservation, and restoration at the historic Jewish cemetery in Alba Iulia, Romania.

A new book (but one that may be hard to get hold of) sums up a decade of detailed research, conservation, and restoration work at the historic Jewish cemetery in Alba Iulia, Romania. Called “Histories Written in Stone,” it details … continue reading →