Mazel tov! After nearly four years of work, the ambitious 10 Stars project in the Czech Republic is being inaugurated this month. (See schedule below) A nationwide project linking 10 synagogues/sites of Jewish heritage around the Czech Republic, 10 Stars … continue reading →
Work has begun on a major project to improve visitor infrastructure and increase accessibility to the medieval Jewish necropolis in Lucena, near Cordoba — the largest excavated Jewish cemetery in Spain. The project, designed by the firm Marrero Architects, includes … continue reading →
Jewish history in Rome goes back more than 2,000 years and there are many wellknown Jewish sites to see — including the historic Ghetto neighborhood, the towering main synagogue and Jewish museum on the bank of the Tiber river, … continue reading →
Congratulation to Karolina and Piotr Jakoweńko of Cukerman’s Gate Foundation and to Jolanta Żyndul, who were awarded the Maria and Lukasz Hirszowicz prize at a ceremony June 2 at the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw. The prize was established … continue reading →
Construction work several weeks ago near the site of the destroyed old Jewish cemetery in Brest, Belarus uncovered about 150 intact Jewish gravestones and fragments, writes the blog of the Belarus Jewish Heritage Research Group. Members of the local … continue reading →
