We are pleased to share this Call for Application for the fourth annual JewishGen Future Scholars Fellowship program to take place from July 9, 2024 – July 18, 2024. It is open to rising second-fourth year undergraduate students in accredited … continue reading →
Learn about the Jewish heritage in the Bas Rhin Department of Alsace, France, with new, easily consultable resources on the web pages of the Bas Rhin Jewish Consistory’s Culture and Heritage section — which manages more than 45 cemeteries and … continue reading →
We are launching a new section on JHE — “Spotlight.” It will consist of occasional longer posts taking a deeper dive into the history of specific Jewish heritage sites and/or highlighting the work of specific individuals, NGOs, projects etc. In … continue reading →
It’s Tu B’Shevat — the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, known as “the New Year for Trees:” the time of year when the earliest-blooming trees in the land of Israel start to flower. It is the custom to reflect on our … continue reading →
We posted in October about the project to create a monument at the Jewish cemetery in Brest-Litovsk, using the hundreds of matzevot uprooted from the cemetery. The Together Plan (TTP), a British NGO dedicated to Jewish community development in Belarus, … continue reading →
