If you are in Budapest, don’t miss the closing days of an exhibition that celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Jewish architect Béla Lajta. The exhibit, which has run since December 20 at the Kiscelli Museum, … continue reading →
We have posted several times about Genizas — depositories of worn out or disused ritual and other objects which for religious reasons cannot simply be thrown away. Sometimes they are buried in Jewish cemeteries; often they are hidden away in … continue reading →
(JHE) — Elio Carmi, a cultural activist, nationally known creative designer, and president of the tiny Jewish community in the town of Casale Monferrato, in northwest Italy, died Monday (January 8), aged 71. He suffered from pleural mesothelioma, a rare … continue reading →
Grants from the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland will support several Jewish built heritage projects around the country, including documentation and other work in Jewish cemeteries, building restoration, and creation of memorials. The projects are among 20 … continue reading →
An exhibition on Jewish heritage in and around Gorizia, in northeastern Italy, has opened in the former Ceremonial Hall of the Jewish cemetery in Rožna Dolina, just over the border outside Nova Gorica, Slovenia. The historic Jewish heritage sites of … continue reading →
