About 250 matzevot that have been removed from the Jewish cemetery on Sukhaya Street in Minsk will be cleaned, documented, and returned to the cemetery, where a lapidary monument will be created with them. “The lapidarium will be a place … continue reading →
Today, May 25, is marked as Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday observed on the last Monday in May to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Jewish soldiers were among the … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the International Conference “Intimate Memory, Institutional Memory: Reframing Holocaust Commemorations.” Deadline for submission May 31. The Conference, to take place at Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw (ZIH), is … continue reading →
Tuesday is Yom haShoah, Israel and the Jewish world’s annual day of remembrance of the Holocaust. It’s become our tradition each year to remember the names — to post images of Holocaust memorials that personalize the victims, emphasizing that each of … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Open Call for Membership from the European Sites of Holocaust Memory (ESHEM) initiative: The European Sites of Holocaust Memory (ESHEM) has launched an open call for membership. ESHEM is a new, pan-European network bringing … continue reading →
