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Poland: A new Holocaust memorial by the artist Janusz Marciniak combines land art and commemoration.

Aerial view of the new Holocaust memorial at the Jewish cemetery in Oborniki Photo: Janusz Marciniak

(JHE) — A new Holocaust memorial in Poland by the artist Janusz Marciniak is a subtle combination of land art and commemoration. Dedicated with a ceremony last week, it is located at the site of the destroyed Jewish cemetery in … continue reading →

Czech Republic: Important Jewish heritage web resource is now (at least partially) in English

Screenshot of interactive Czech map

(JHE) — An important online resource for Jewish heritage sites in the Czech Republic is now at least partially available in English. Called  Židovské památky Čech, Moravy a Slezska – Jewish Heritage in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, it is a revamped … continue reading →

New “Long(er) Read” essay by Dr. Heidi M. Szpek: The Memorial Pillar to the 1906 Pogrom in the Bagnowka Jewish Cemetery, Białystok, Poland

The restored memorial pillar commemorating the 1906 pogrom and 1905 massacres

New long(er) read essay, by Dr. Heidi M. Szpek!  One of the most prominent features in the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Bialystok, Poland is a massive black granite pillar commemorating the scores of victims of  the bloody pogrom that took … continue reading →

Yom haShoah 2024: We remember the names. (Watch our video of Holocaust Memorial Monuments that personalize the victims)

Pinkas synagogue, Prague. Names of the more than 77,000 Holocaust victims from Bohemia and Moravia

Today is Yom haShoah, Israel and the Jewish world’s annual day of remembrance of the Holocaust. We remember the names.  We repost here our video about Holocaust Monuments that personalize the victims. We must never forget that  each of the … continue reading →

Poland: On the 81st anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; memorials and monuments remember

A mural in the Warsaw Ghetto area commemorating Marek Edelman. (September 2023)

Today, April 19, marks the 81st anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Ghetto, as well as the Uprising and its fighters, are commemorated in various places on-site and elsewhere — the main memorial is the grand … continue reading →