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Poland: Jewish cemetery memorial inaugurates new multicultural heritage trail in Gostynin

A ceremony Thursday (Sept. 20) unveiled a memorial at the destroyed Jewish cemetery and officially inaugurated a new, multi-cultural heritage trail in the small town of Gostynin, in central Poland. The new memorial  includes a metal cage containing fragments of … continue reading →

Hungary: Jewish cemetery renovation in Balatonfüred to help form multi-faith memorial landscape area

The renovation of the old Jewish cemetery in the Lake Balaton resort town of Balatonfüred will add the Jewish component to a memorial park area that will encompass old cemeteries of three local religious groups — Jewish, Protestant, and Roman … continue reading →

Germany: new interactive web portal to Jewish heritage & life in Germany

This week sees the launch of jewish-places.de — a new, interactive web portal to Jewish people, places, and history in Germany. It looks like it will be an extraordinary resource. Described as an Interactive Map About Jewish Life in Germany, … continue reading →

New tourism resource — Visit Jewish Italy web site

Visiting Italy? Italy’s Foundation for Jewish Culture has just launched a new online portal designed to help tourists and other visitors explore the country’s rich Jewish heritage, from ancient Roman times to the present, from the top of the Italian … continue reading →

Ukraine: Lviv honors dozens of Jewish heritage activists with 75 “keys to the city”

The city of Lviv has held an unprecedented ceremony honoring dozens of Jewish heritage activists for their work in preserving, promoting, and carrying out research and educational work on Jewish heritage in western Ukraine. The ceremony Sunday (September 2) at Lviv’s … continue reading →