It’s Hanukkah next week…. so here are a couple gift ideas…. THE “VANISHED WORLD” 2022 CALENDAR Once again, the incredibly productive and generous Christian Herrmann has created a “Vanished World” calendar based on his evocative photographs of Jewish heritage in … continue reading →
Restoration work on the gaping ruins of the Țirilson synagogue in Chisinau are underway, despite lack of full funding, more than a decade after Jewish leaders bought the site from the state in 2010 and announced plans to restore it as … continue reading →
Restoration work on the small wooden synagogues in the towns of Alanta and Kurkliai has been completed, and both buildings will be used for cultural purposes. The Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture announced the completion of work … continue reading →
We’ve made it a JHE tradition. Last night — night of November 9-10 — marked the 83st anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and … continue reading →
A current exhibition in Istanbul focuses on the archaeological findings that demonstrate a Jewish presence in what is now Turkey that goes back more than 2,500 years. Called “Jewish Identity Engraved on Stones,” it is mounted by the Museum of … continue reading →
