The Jewish Galicia and Bukovina organization carried out its latest annual Field School session with a thorough documentation of the old section of the centuries-old Jewish cemetery in Buchach, Ukraine. The team cleared thick vegetation from the site, which … continue reading →
After being used for decades as a park, the site of the centuries-old Jewish cemetery in Ostroh, Ukraine has once again been officially recognized as a Jewish cemetery, thanks to the efforts of activist Grigori Arshinov, who has spearheaded efforts … continue reading →
(JHE Coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber recently visited Jewish heritage sites in more than 10 towns near Lviv in western Ukraine to observe conditions and note changes. As part of the site visits, she met with the Mayor Ihor Hryn’kiv of … continue reading →
August 10 was World Lion Day….described as “the first global campaign to celebrate the importance of the lion worldwide. Since the dawn of man the lion has played an integral role in our lives: symbolically, religiously, culturally, economically and … continue reading →
After six years of work, the digitalization of more than 250,000 items in The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art has been completed, and the entire collection, including images of Jewish cemeteries and Jewish ritual architecture, as well as ritual … continue reading →
