The Hungarian Photography Museum in Kecskemet, south of Budapest, is hosting the exhibit “Used Stones,” by the young Hungarian photographer Bernadett Anna Alpern. Her photographs document synagogues in several countries that have been transformed into other use, ranging from a … continue reading →
Good news — it looks as if the grand New Synagogue in Gyöngyös, Hungary — used since the 1990s as a furniture store — may be transformed this year into a cultural and exhibition center. According to Nepszabadsag (summarized in English … continue reading →
The British magazine Jewish Renaissance publishes a lengthy section of its current issue on Jews, Jewish places, Jewish history and Jewish revival in Krakow, Poland. Two of the articles — which we link to here — are of particular … continue reading →
Virtual Shtetl has posted the full text of the PhD thesis (University of Timisoara, Romania) by Florence Luxenberg-Eisenberg, focusing on the preservation and management of Holocaust memorial sites. (It also runs an interview with her, conducted by Krzysztof Bielawski). … continue reading →
The historian Dariusz Stola has been named director of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. He will take up his position March 1, taking over from acting director Andrzej Cudak. Poland’s Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski announced the … continue reading →
