The theme of the just-concluded annual conference of the Association of European Jewish Museums was “Approaches to Authenticity: the Virtual vs. the Material vs. the Recreated” — JHE coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber spoke on a panel there devoted to that … continue reading →
November 17 marked the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the so-called Velvet Revolution that toppled communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia. Since then, many things have changed….. Relating to Jewish heritage, in what today is the Czech Republic more than 65 … continue reading →
Marking 50 years of activity, the Sephardi Museum, founded in 1964 and located in the 14th century Transito (or Samuel ha-Levi) Synagogue in Toledo, expects to have welcomed some 350,000 visitors this year — a record number that tops the approximately 300,000 … continue reading →
The Bratislava Jewish Community Museum, which opened in June 2012, is located in the women’s gallery of the city’s one surviving synagogue — the orthodox synagogue on Heydukova street. The permanent exhibits open on to the sanctuary of the synagogue, … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Gdansk has launched an urgent appeal for aid in saving the only preserved synagogue building in the city, whose ceiling recently collapsed. Community president Michal Samet says that total replacement of the roof as well a total … continue reading →
