(JHE) — The polychrome wall paintings in the Beit Midrash of the historic synagogue complex in Włodawa, Poland will be restored in a two-year, €1.2 million operation mostly funded by the EU. The restoration will be the culmination of a … continue reading →
A hidden Jewish time capsule dating back nearly 150 years has been discovered during construction work in the former synagogue that houses the Manchester Jewish Museum. Workers found the time capsule — a large, sealed glass jar tightly stuffed with … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Call for Articles from the Revue d’histoire de la Shoah, on Jewish Cemeteries and the Holocaust. Submissions can be work by historians or focus on other human and social sciences, including literature. From the … continue reading →
(JHE) — Jewish communities in Naples and Venice will be seeing a “return to the future,” with Yom Kippur services celebrated in historic spaces for the first time in more than a century — in order to comply with COVID-19 … continue reading →
(JHE) — Jewish cemeteries have long fascinated photographers. The combination of gravestones (often weathered and sometimes tilted), Hebrew inscriptions, carved decoration — and the nature in which the stones are immersed — create evocative and powerful images. If you’re in … continue reading →
