The full indexed catalog of the burials in the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Suceava, in the Bukovina region of northern Romania, is now online, on the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina (JGB) web site. The cemetery is one of the … continue reading →
Today, March 8, is marked around the world as International Women’s Day. In past years, we have marked the day with photo essays showing how women have been represented in Jewish art (click HERE for 2019 and HERE for 2018) … continue reading →
Check out the new essay in our “Long(er) Reads” section — by Vitalii Kamozin, with additional commentary by Milton Koch. It’s about the ongoing initiative to install simple, uniform memorial monuments to mark the sites of Jewish cemeteries all over … continue reading →
An out of control grass fire swept the Jewish cemetery in Berdychiv, blackening part of the sprawling area but, sources in Ukraine told JHE, apparently only dry grass burned and the granite matzevot were not seriously damaged. Firefighters called by … continue reading →
Readers often ask how and when they can help restore or clean up a Jewish cemetery, so we are pleased to share this call for applications for a 10 day travel and study trip in Poland that will allow participants … continue reading →
