Our friends and colleagues at the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University in Jerusalem have had an eventful past year, which (among other things) has included the launch of the Historic Synagogues of Europe web site, the publication of … continue reading →
A major exhibition on medieval Jewish life and culture in northern Europe is under way at the Musée des Antiquités in Rouen, France. Called Savants e Croyants: Les Juifs d’Europe du Nord au Moyen Age (Scholars and Believers: Jews of … continue reading →
The European Commission has issued a Call for Applications for a major Pilot Project to document Jewish cemeteries in Europe and monitor best practices in preservation. It is called: Pilot project – Protecting the Jewish cemeteries of Europe: A full … continue reading →
After three years of fund-raising and planning, work has begun to develop the ruins of a synagogue in Bobruisk, Belarus as an open-air Jewish cultural heritage site and museum. The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS reported May 30 … continue reading →
The Bratislava Jewish Community Museum opened its 2018 season with a special exhibit honoring Eugen Bárkány, a pioneer in the preservation, documentation, and display of Jewish heritage in Slovakia. Bárkány (1885-1967) was an engineer and building contractor from Prešov, in … continue reading →
