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Krzysztof Czyzewski receives 2014 Dan David Prize

Mazel Tov to the Polish intellectual and activist Krzysztof Czyszewski, the founder and director of the Borderland Foundation (Fundacja Pogranicze) in Sejny, Poland, who has received one of this year’s Dan David prizes. Czyzewski, writes the Jerusalem Post, citing the … continue reading →

Looking for old photographs of Gliwice, PL, Jewish cemetery mortuary

The Municipal Museum in Gliwice, Poland is seeking old photographs of the Ceremonial Hall of the Jewish cemetery there. The neo-Gothic red-brick building  is under development as a branch of the museum that will house a permanent exhibition on Jewish history … continue reading →

New visitor information center at Jewish Museum in Prague

The Prague Jewish Museum has a new visitor information and reservation center. The facility, which opened February 3, is located at Meiselsa 15, close to the several historic synagogues that comprise the museum and house its exhibitions. The museum in … continue reading →