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Archives: Fascinating finds in National Library of Israel Jewish newspaper archive

  If you’re interested in the history of synagogue architecture and other historic data regarding Jewish built heritage (and Jewish life in general), a search of the National Library of Israel’s huge — and growing — archive of Jewish newspapers can … continue reading →

Macedonia: progress at Jewish cemetery in Bitola; will be memorial park

  Work is under way at the historic Jewish cemetery in Bitola, Macedonia, to create a memorial park there commemorating the large local Jewish community murdered in the Holocaust. The site will be called the Memorial Park for the Jews … continue reading →

Poland: Upcoming Exhibition – Wooden Synagogues Inspire the Art of Frank Stella

The opening isn’t until February, but we want to note already what looks like an extraordinary upcoming exhibition at the POLIN museum in Warsaw that enlarges on a theme we have dealt with several times here on JHE — how artists … continue reading →

Lithuania: Concept of planned new Jewish museum culture center presented

  At an event earlier this month, the director of the Tolerance Center of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum in Vilnius presented the concept for a planned new branch of the museum that, if carried out,  would create a multifunctional center … continue reading →

Want to study? Here are two new online courses of interest

  Even if you are far away from universities or other educational institutions, if you have internet you can study online. Here are two new courses that Jewish Heritage Europe readers might find of interest. – – – – – … continue reading →