We are happy to share this call for papers for the conference What Remains of Galicia: Continuities – Ruptures – Perspectives April 19-20, 2018 Place: Vienna, Austria Organizer: the PhD program “Austrian Galicia and its multicultural heritage” (University of … continue reading →
Few other parts of Italy (or, indeed, of Europe) provide such a varied and spectacular array of Jewish heritage sites than does Piemonte — Piedmont — the northwest corner of the country along the French and Swiss borders. Aside … continue reading →
A new interactive smartphone and tablet app guides visitors — and armchair travelers — through the splendid synagogue and Jewish museums of Casale Monferrato, located in northwest Italy’s Piemonte region, between Milan and Torino. The app, which is available … continue reading →
The tiny Jewish community in Carpentras, France has issued an appeal for contributions to help complete renovation work on its historic synagogue, which this year is celebrating its 650th birthday, making it the oldest active synagogue in France and … continue reading →
The Israeli, Lithuanian and American archaeologists who carried out excavations last month on the site of the destroyed Vilnius Great Synagogue and the surrounding Shulhoyf have released a report on their discoveries — including unearthing two tiled ritual baths (mikvehs, … continue reading →
