Colourful wall paintings have been discovered in the one-time Beit Midrash, part of a former shulhoyf in Illintsi, in the Vinnytsia region of western Ukraine. JHE friend Vitalii Kamozin, the COO of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine (UJCU), … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this London-based job opportunity: Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator, historic Bevis Marks Synagogue Submission deadline July 8 Hours: 37 hours a week – flexible working, including bank holidays, evenings and weekends will be required Salary … continue reading →
(JHE) — The festival of Shavuot, which begins Tuesday night, marks the reception of the Torah — and Ten Commandments — at Mt. Sinai. Jews traditionally go to synagogue on Shavuot to hear the Ten Commandments read out: 1. I am … continue reading →
New long(er) read essay, by Dr. Heidi M. Szpek! One of the most prominent features in the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Bialystok, Poland is a massive black granite pillar commemorating the scores of victims of the bloody pogrom that took … continue reading →
This Monday, June 10, marks World Art Nouveau Day, an occasion launched in 2013 to appreciate the architectural and decorative style that utilised sinuous curves and often floral or or vegetal motifs and flourished mainly from around 1890 up until … continue reading →
