January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also dedicated or … continue reading →
We are pleased to share the Call for Participants for the 2025 “History, Memory and Responsibility” English-language seminar for journalists at the Auschwitz Memorial, . It will take place from 27 to 30 October 2025. Deadline for applications is Sept. … continue reading →
An all but forgotten monument on Italy’s Tuscan coast marks a little-known chapter in the early history of the state of Israel – a plane disaster on New Year’s Eve 1948 that took the lives of 13 people, including the … continue reading →
Nominations are now open for the 2026 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize — a biennial award recognizing outstanding achievements in saving structures emblematic of the modernist architectural movement. Deadline for submissions is September 5. The prize includes a cash … continue reading →
Today is the Jewish fast day of Tisha B’av, or the Ninth of Av. It commemorates and mourns the destruction of the First and Second Temples and other tragedies that befell the Jewish people. The Western Wall — or Kotel … continue reading →
