Volunteers have been working this week to clear the ruins of the Great Synagogue in Krynki, in eastern Poland, of vegetation and detritus. It’s part of a project that also includes an open-air art installation by the sculptor Miroslaw … continue reading →
For Italian speakers, two recent books highlight Jewish heritage in Italy. “Andare per Ghetti e Giudecche,” by Anna Foa (Bologna: Il Mulino, 2014). “Il cimitero ebraico in Italia: Storia e architettura di uno spazio identitario,” by Andrea Morpurgo (Macerata: … continue reading →
Thanks to a grant for archival preservation, a volunteer clean-up operation, and a series of scheduled cultural and religious events, the synagogue in Medias in Romania is slowly coming back to life. Built in around 1897, the synagogue … continue reading →
Here is a second installment of field notes from the on-site research that is being carried out for the international “Shtetl Routes” project, a tourism itinerary through a score or more of towns in the Poland-Belarus-Ukraine border region that is under development with … continue reading →
We are pleased to post brief field notes from the on-site research that is being carried out for the international “Shtetl Routes” project, a tourism itinerary through a score or more of towns in the Poland-Belarus-Ukraine border region that is under development … continue reading →
