The Center for Urban History in Lviv has posted on its web site an informative virtual tour of Holocaust sites in the city. It is part of the Center’s “Lviv Interactive” project and was designed on the basis of the … continue reading →
A two-part installation by the ceramic artist and writer Edmund de Waal, author of the book “The Hare with the Amber Eyes,” opens next week in Venice, highlighting Jewish heritage in the lagoon city and its historic ghetto, as well … continue reading →
The Parallel Traces Jewish heritage digital art competition is now open. The EU-funded Jewish heritage project, formally called Parallel Traces: A New Lens on Jewish Heritage, aims to encourage awareness of urban Jewish heritage through digital art — photographs, audio … continue reading →
Continuing our series of posts about synagogues dedicated on Rosh Hashana, we recall Warsaw’s monumental Great Synagogue on Tłomackie street, which was inaugurated at Rosh Hashana 140 years ago this week — on September 26, 1878. Attending the ceremony were Russian … continue reading →
A new online exhibition about the history of the important modernist New Synagogue (Nová Synagóga) in Žilina, Slovakia is now viewable — it is the digital version of a permanent exhibition now under preparation that will be installed in the … continue reading →
