Millions of Ukrainian refugees are still living outside their home country. Some have found work (both volunteer and paid) helping to clean and maintain Jewish cemeteries. Fred Chvatal, chair of the TAMUS – Tachov Archives & Museum’s Society, which carries … continue reading →
October 31 is Halloween… Though it is by no means a Jewish holiday — its origins apparently lie in a pagan Celtic celebration — we thought we’d get in the “trick or treat” and spooky costume mood by posting some … continue reading →
We have a new Have Your Say personal essay up — this one by Alena Kuliounich, director of the Hillel Jewish Students Cultural Center in Minsk in Minsk, Belarus. For the past seven years, Minsk Hillel has carried … continue reading →
(JHE) — A photographic art exhibit based on the carved designs of the centuries old gravestones in the historic Jewish cemetery in Sataniv, Ukraine is currently mounted in a recently opened museum in Horodok, western Ukraine. The exhibit, called The … continue reading →
In August, members of the U.S.-based Białystok Cemetery Restoration Project (BCRP), carried out their first field work in the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Białystok Poland, since before the pandemic. We posted earlier about some of the discoveries — particularly of the … continue reading →
