The Maceva Litvak Cemetery Catalogue has published its 2014 annual report, noting its activities over that year in digitizing Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania, photographing individual stones, and carrying out clean-up and other operations. It also outlines plans for … continue reading →
The carved decoration on Jewish gravestones in Eastern Europe (and elsewhere) is often highly elaborate, combining religious iconography with folk art. Dr. Heidi M. Szpek, Professor Emerita, Central Washington University, has written extensively about the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Bialystok, Poland — … continue reading →
The historic Shaar Hashomayum Synagogue in Ponta Delgada in the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago of nine islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, has been rededicated after a fullscale renovation process. As we reported earlier, it will serve as a … continue reading →
Ringstrasse: A Jewish Boulevard, a current exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Vienna, reminds us that Jewish built heritage includes more than cemeteries, synagogues or other building used for communal purposes. Curated by Gabriele Kohlbauer-Fritz and Sabine Bergler, the exhibition, which runs until Oct. 4, … continue reading →
Sergey Kravtsov, Senior Research Associate at the Center for Jewish Art in Jerusalem, has written a thoughtful op-ed on the value and preservation of Jewish religious heritage in Europe, published on the excellent “Future of Religious Heritage” web site. Born … continue reading →
