The Prague Jewish Museum has recently posted the first five of a projected 10 brief promotional videos aimed at giving a visual introduction to the museum, its venues, its activities and its collections. So far, the videos, each about … continue reading →
A tribute book honoring the memory and work of the pioneering Czech Jewish heritage researcher Jiří Fiedler, who along with his wife was brutally murdered in Prague last year, has been published. Called Archivist on a Bicycle, it was published … continue reading →
If you’re interested in Jewish culture and heritage in Europe, start planning for this year’s 16th annual European Day of Jewish Culture, which takes place Sept. 6. Organizers say this year’s events will take place in 32 countries around the … continue reading →
The Israeli ambassador to Macedonia and the mayor of the town of Bitola have unveiled a commemorative plaque on columns that are all that remain of one of pre-WW2 Bitola’s many synagogues, study houses and Jewish prayer rooms. According … continue reading →
Take a look at the current issues of B’nai Gombin, the newsletter of the Gombin Jewish Historical and Genealogical Society — an association of descendants of Jews who came from the Polish town of Gombin. It discusses several museums and … continue reading →
