The Prague Jewish Museum is seeking candidates for a new Director, to replace long-time Director Leo Pavlat, who is stepping down in October. Pavlat, 71, has led the museum since it returned to Jewish ownership in 1994. The new Director … continue reading →
With concerns still high as the war in Ukraine continues to rage, we want to point out a hybrid online (and in person) event on Jewish heritage in Ukraine that will take place in the context of the British and … continue reading →
Mazel tov! The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NHLF) and Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme have awarded significant funding to the Foundation for Jewish Heritage for its plans to develop a Welsh Jewish Heritage Centre at the historic former synagogue at Merthyr Tydfil. The NHLF awarded … continue reading →
The Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe has launched two major — and freely accessible — online portals to support research into Jewish archives and Judaica objects: Yerusha and Judaica Index. They form part of the Foundation’s commitment to ensure digital resources on … continue reading →
Norway’s National Heritage Board wants to include the country’s oldest Jewish cemetery and a memorial to World War II deportations in the national roster of protected monuments. The two sites in Oslo are the Jewish cemetery at Sofienberg park and … continue reading →
