The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous sights in Italy — and, indeed in Europe. But did you know that just next to it, over the wall from the Piazza dei Miracoli, there is a Jewish … continue reading →
Jewish Heritage Europe ha lanciato una nuova sezione in lingua italiana. D’ora in avanti gli articoli pubblicati nella nostra sezione Notizie (News) saranno corredati da un sommario in italiano, mentre alcuni articoli selezionati saranno interamente tradotti. I lettori potranno accedere … continue reading →
A major exhibit opening June 20 at the Bologna Jewish Museum will focus on the city’s “lost” medieval Jewish cemetery: it was destroyed in 1569 by order of Pope Pius V and was rediscovered during excavations in 2012-2014. Archaeologists uncovered … continue reading →
Two new books, both richly illustrated with photographs, have recently been published about Jewish cemeteries in the Czech Republic. They add to a list of earlier publications, and while it seems that they are both only available in the Czech … continue reading →
The European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) has inaugurated a new web site dedicated to its ongoing, EU co-funded survey and mapping project of 1,500 Jewish cemeteries in five countries: Greece, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The site includes an open … continue reading →
