Check out the new material in the JHE “In Focus” sections! We have posted information on two recently published books in the Czech Republic dealing with Jewish heritage issues — an illustrated book on synagogues, and a catalogue of Silver … continue reading →
The archives of the New York-based Leo Baeck Institute (now part of the Center for Jewish History) will be going online as of Oct. 16 as a portal called DigiBaeck. This will represent an unprecedented resource of digitally accessible primary … continue reading →
Evelyn Tauben, who took part in one of the workshops this summer to paint the intricate decoration on the reconstructed ceiling of the Gwozdziec wooden synagogue, writes an expressive personal account of her experiences, in the Forward. The section we … continue reading →
An exhibition devoted to the many Holocaust Museum Memorials that have been opened in recent years in Europe is one of a series of events being held to coincide with the opening of a modern new Holocaust Memorial Museum at Drancy, outside Paris, the site … continue reading →
On Oct. 6 and 7, street games resembling treasure hunts are being organized in the cities of Kolobrzeg and Szczecin in northwest Poland to enable participants to discover Jewish history and heritage there. Organizers are the Museum of the History … continue reading →
