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 →
Archaeologists are moving forward this summer with a longterm project using sonar and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to discover and document a one-time Jewish shtetl in Lithuania that today lies at the bottom of a man-made lake. The team is … continue reading →
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 →
Jaroslav Klenovský is a pioneer in the documentation and preservation of Jewish heritage in what today is the Czech Republic. Based in Brno, he has worked since 1980 to protect and preserve immovable Jewish heritage, particularly in Moravia. In addition … continue reading →
Nine mid-sized cities in Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Germany, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina are taking part in an EU-funded, trans-border tourism and educational project under the title “Rediscover, expose and exploit the concealed Jewish heritage of the Danube Region.” The … continue reading →
