(JHE) — 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 … continue reading →
January 27 this year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops in the waning months of World War II. The date is observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in many countries, and many commemorative events … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the 13 projects that have been awarded modest grants from the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland. Several of them will support Jewish built heritage projects around the country. The winners were chosen from 35 … continue reading →
We were saddened to learn of the death last month of Dr. Michael Lozman, who worked for years to preserve Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe and created a project to build a Holocaust memorial in upstate New York. Lozman, whom … continue reading →
The Oshpitzin Jewish Museum in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp, has completed another element in its complex of memorial sites in the city — transforming a Nazi bunker in the Jewish … continue reading →
