We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the International Conference “Intimate Memory, Institutional Memory: Reframing Holocaust Commemorations.” Deadline for submission May 31. The Conference, to take place at Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw (ZIH), is … continue reading →
We are happy to share a call from the Pakruojis Region Museum for photographs, memories, and other material relating to the Jewish community, heritage, and history of the town and surrounding areas. The 225-year-old Pakruojis wooden synagogue is administered as … continue reading →
The Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanţa, long an iconic ruin, will be reconsecrated on May 28 after a full reconstruction that has finally been completed after more than a decade of failed efforts and false … continue reading →
Two former synagogues that for decades have been used as Christian churches are for possible sale. They include the synagogue in Kamenice nad Lipou, the last Czech synagogue built before the Holocaust, and the synagogue in Třešť, originally built in … continue reading →
This year marks the 15th edition of the annual Open Jewish Houses program, whereby ordinary buildings in the Netherlands where Jews lived and/or worked before, during, and after the Holocaust become personalized teaching and commemorative centers. This year, the program … continue reading →
