Mazel tov to Caterina Quareni, who took up the post as the new director of the Jewish Museum in Bologna in April. Quareni replaces Vincenza Maugeri, who has retired after heading the museum for eight years. Born in Bologna in 1966, … continue reading →
Markas Zingeris, an award-winning author, poet, and longtime former director of the Vilna Gaon Jewish History Museum, has died at the age of 76. Zingeris, who headed the Vilna Gaon Museum from 2005 to 2019, passed away on April 20 … continue reading →
The former Great Synagogue in Kupiškis, long used as a public library, has been reopened after six years of renovation and reconstruction work that brought back its original appearance. The building was formally opened in March, at a ceremony attended by … continue reading →
“Mapping Memories: Judengasse Extended,” a two-week festival April 13-30, focuses on the history of the Judengasse, the medieval Jewish ghetto in Frankfurt, and what it describes as the way its traces were “violently suppressed” from public space. Centerpiece is a … continue reading →
The new Käte Hamburger Centre for Advanced Study inHerit. Heritage in Transformation, based at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, has put out a call inviting applications from both experienced and early career post-doc researchers for fellowships to begin in 2024. It also welcomes applications from artists, film-makers and curators. The … continue reading →
