(JHE) — Excavations have begun at a large, artificial mound outside the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Białystok where researchers believe possibly hundreds of historic matzevot uprooted under communism from another cemetery were buried. In an announcement, the US-based Białystok Cemetery Restoration Project … continue reading →
We have a new video up on our JHE YouTube channel — A Pride of Lions for the Month of Av. The Hebrew Zodiac sign for the Hebrew month of Av, which straddles July and August, is the Lion. The … continue reading →
The fifth edition of the Czech Day of Jewish Monuments will take place August 14. More than 50 selected Jewish heritage sites in more than three dozen locations in Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia will be open to visitors. They … continue reading →
The Hebrew month of Av has just started….. The Hebrew astrological sign for Av is the Lion — so (like last year) we thought we’d post images of some of our favorite lions used in Jewish ritual art and decoration. … continue reading →
In its current Newsletter, the Prague Jewish Museum presents a stark summation of how the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the war in Ukraine and associated economic and energy crisis have affected the Museum and its operation. With visitors in 2021 … continue reading →
