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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025: We mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with images of clouds over the former death camp, and a video link to the commemoration ceremony

The railway tracks. Auschwtiz-Birkenau

January 27, observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, this year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp by the advancing Red Army. Today the former Nazi death camp is a memorial museum visited by more than … continue reading →

International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025: Naming names and highlighting the growing Holocaust Memorial Monuments Database

(JHE) — January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also … continue reading →

Call for applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe’s 2025 EUROPEAN JEWISH HERITAGE & JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE grants

Esther Scrolls in the Museum of Jewish Padova

The Call for Applications is open for the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe’s  EUROPEAN JEWISH HERITAGE & JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE grants. The first-stage application deadline is Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 5pm GMT These are for funding starting in September 2025. … continue reading →

Call for proposals: the 45th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, to be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 10-14. Deadline for submissions is Feb. 6

The Call for Proposals is now open for the 45th Annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, to be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 10-14. Deadline for submission is Thursday, February 6,  2025 at 11:59 pm (U.S. Central Standard … continue reading →