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Italy: In Venice a new Smartphone App teaches Holocaust history via Augmented Reality and Stolpersteine

(JHE) — A new smartphone and tablet app teaches Holocaust history in Venice by using Augmented Reality to tell the stories of the people commemorated by Stolpersteine – Stumbling Stones – memorials and at other memorial sites around the city. … continue reading →

Poland: Oświęcim Great Synagogue Memorial Park shortlisted for Major Architectural Award

The new memorial park on the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue in Oświęcim — the town is southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp —  is one of the 40 architectural sites shortlisted for the prestigious … continue reading →

Call for Papers: Art of the Holocaust until 1989: Beyond an East/West Divide (Budapest, June 8-10)

This conference is a bit off our usual focus, but we think it will be of interest to our readers — so we’re pleased to share the Call for Papers. Conference: “Art of the Holocaust until 1989: Beyond an East/West … continue reading →

Romania: The city takes over management of the long derelict synagogue in Gherla. Hopes to restore it as a cultural space

The city administration of Gherla is taking over the management of the town’s long derelict synagogue, in order to restore it as a cultural venue. According to local news reports, the city will administer the synagogue for 25 years, under an … continue reading →

Hungary: In Sopron, part of the medieval Old Synagogue complex will become Jewish community HQ, and the long-derelict orthodox synagogue will be restored

The town of  Sopron is funding work to convert part of the medieval Old Synagogue complex into new headquarters for the local Jewish community. At the same time, the city has also allocated funds to restore the town’s long-derelict orthodox … continue reading →