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Leo Baeck Institute Archives Going Online

The archives of the New York-based Leo Baeck Institute (now part of the Center for Jewish History) will be going online as of Oct. 16 as a portal called DigiBaeck. This will represent an unprecedented resource of digitally accessible primary … continue reading →

Treasure Hunt Street Games in two Polish Cities to Discover Jewish Heritage

  On Oct. 6 and 7, street games resembling treasure hunts are being organized in the cities of Kolobrzeg and Szczecin in northwest Poland to enable participants to discover Jewish history and heritage there. Organizers are the Museum of the History … continue reading →

Jewish Tuscany — News on New Digital Itineraries Project

  The Jewish community in Florence is working on a wide-ranging project to promote Jewish heritage in Tuscany — among other things, to encourage at least some of the millions of tourists who visit Tuscany each year to add Jewish … continue reading →

Germany may nominate Jewish sites for UNESCO heritage list

  For the first time, Germany may submit Jewish heritage sites to UNESCO for consideration for inclusion on UNESCO’s roster of world cultural heritage. According to an article by Charles Hawley in Der Spiegel, four of more than two dozen sites … continue reading →

Judaica Europeana brings online 3.7 million digital objects from Jewish collections

Judaica Europeana – an international network of museums, libraries and archives that was launched in 2010 – announces that in its first two years it  uploaded 3.7 million digital objects to Europeana.eu, Europe’s cultural heritage portal and digital services platform. … continue reading →