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 →
We’ve posted a new JHE video on our YouTube channel — Holocaust Memorials that name names and drive home that each of the vast number of victims was an individual; a person — not a number. The video stems from … continue reading →
(JHE) — January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also … continue reading →
(JHE) — A striking new memorial complex in Warsaw’s Okopowa street Jewish cemetery now marks one of Europe’s biggest World War II mass burial sites — two deep pits containing the mass graves of thousands of Jews who died or … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this call for applications for a what looks to be a significant summer program that aims to foster scholarship and professionalism in Jewish cemetery — and genealogy — work: the second annual JewishGen Future Scholars … continue reading →
