This year marks the 20th anniversary of the European Day of Jewish Culture, a pan-European festival of tourism and education centered on Jewish built heritage. Taking place in more than two dozen countries across the continent, the EDJC has become … continue reading →
The Turkish fashion designer Asli Filinta staged a recent show of her designs in a former Istanbul synagogue that until 2015 housed the Turkish Jewish Museum. According to her Instagram and a video of the show on YouTube, a capacity … continue reading →
In occasion of the European Maccabi Games — taking place this week in Budapest, the family monument in Budapest’s vast Kozma utca Jewish cemetery marking the grave of Alfréd Hajós, the first Hungarian and first Jewish Olympic Champion, has been … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle notizie di JHE della ultima settimana. Molte novità importanti provenienti da Polonia, Gran Bretagna, Turchia, Ucraina… SOMMARIO 16-20 GIUGNO Polonia: Adam Bartosz, storico attivista per i beni culturali ebraici, riceverà il premio … continue reading →
A Jewish cemetery is often referred to as a “House of Life.” Each gravestone or other funerary monument commemorates the life of an individual or family; or in some cases marks a mass grave. These stones tell stories: through epitaphs, … continue reading →
