Purim begins tomorrow night… it is a festive holiday, a time of celebration, crazy costumes, and… drink. On Purim, we read the Esther scroll, or Megillah, the Book of Esther that tells how Queen Esther saved the Jews of the … continue reading →
Poland’s Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz has dismissed Monika Krawczyk as Director of the Jewish Historical Institute (ZIH) and appointed Dr. Michał Trębacz as Acting Director. An announcement on the Ministry’s web site March 19 said the … continue reading →
A new online (and paper) resource focuses on the Jewish heritage of Puglia (Apulia) — the region on the heel of the Italian boot, where Jews lived from ancient times until their expulsion in the 16th century. Only a handful … continue reading →
The Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives (Milev) has recently uploaded a fascinating new resource — the photographic archives of Lajos Erdélyi, a Holocaust survivor from Transylvania who as a journalist and photographer was a pioneer in the post-Holocaust documentation of … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this “Call for Partners” in a German initiative regarding cemeteries in Europe aimed at obtaining UNESCO recognition for “Cemetery Culture in Europe” as Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Call does not have many details, but there … continue reading →
