We wrote in 2020 about the restoration of the exterior of the synagogue in Karcag, Hungary….Now that restoration is up for an award — and you can help by voting for it. The award is question is sponsored by the … continue reading →
(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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
