Germany’s Die Welt newspaper has reported that the city of Cologne and the Rhineland Regional Council (LVR) signed a framework agreement last week for the construction of a long-planned, long-contested Jewish museum. The article notes that there has long … continue reading →
After Israeli journalist Shimon Briman published an article in the Kiev daily Den (The Day) about Jewish heritage preservation and strategy in L’viv, the L’viv Jewish heritage activist Meylakh Sheykhat published a response in the same newspaper. Since we linked … continue reading →
Israel-based journalist Shimon Briman visited L’viv and wrote a lengthy article on the complexities and competing (and complementary) interests involved in Jewish heritage issues and preservation/commemoration strategy in that city for the Kiev newspaper The Day. Read the article, … continue reading →
On his blog, Christian Herrmann reflects on a recent trip visiting Jewish sites in Bukovina and Galicia in western Ukraine. He describes “a very intense and emotional journey to the heritage of a vanished Jewish world. We visited 27 towns … continue reading →
Since we reported last week on the transformation of the rundown and disused Chewra Thilim Beit Midrash in Krakow into a late-night music club, the situation has prompted coverage in the Polish, Jewish and Israeli media — and also prompted … continue reading →
