This brief documentary describes the work of the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina Association (and its Ludmir Fellowship) in researching and documenting Jewish history, heritage and culture in Bukovina and Galicia, in western Ukraine. The second part of the film shows … continue reading →
Samuel D. Gruber has posted a fascinating item on his blog recounting the story of a rare East-European-style synagogue mural from 1910, which has been discovered in Burlington Vermont — and on which restoration work is set to begin. Photos can … continue reading →
Christian Herrmann has provided an update on the recently discovered murals he saw in a small room of the Groisse Shil — Great Synagogue — in Chernivtsi (Czernowitz), now used as a carpentry workshop. He writes on his Vanishing World … continue reading →
Christian Herrmann reports on his Vanished World blog that on a visit this week to the former Great Synagogue (Groisse Shul, or Shil) in Chernivtsi (Czernowitz) he discovered that intricate wall paintings have been revealed. They show detailed renditions of … continue reading →
At Jewish Heritage Europe, we can’t wait to see this movie — The Monuments Men. Directed by, co-written and starring George Clooney, it is based on a book by Robert M. Edsel and celebrates a group of courageous men and … continue reading →
