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Poland: Mazel tov to recipients of awards to Jewish heritage activists — Tomasz Kuncewicz, the director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, Prof. Andrzej Żbikowski, and the “Świętokrzyski Shtetl” Educational and Museum Center in the small town of Chmielnik

Mazel tov to the recipients of two awards honoring Jewish heritage activists in Poland: Tomasz Kuncewicz, the director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp, and … continue reading →

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Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups 2022 — Round-up #1 — 42 initiatives in 15 countries

Every year on Jewish Heritage Europe, we post round-ups of various initiatives and projects aimed at restoring and cleaning-up Jewish cemeteries all over Europe that take place throughout the spring, summer, and, in some cases, also during autumn. Most of … continue reading →

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Hungary/Serbia: Twin Exhibitions on the architect Lipot Baumhorn are currently mounted in his grand synagogues in Szeged and Novi Sad

Twin exhibitions on the work of Lipot Baumhorn, pre-WW2 Europe’s most prolific synagogue architect, are currently running in Szeged, Hungary and Novi Sad, Serbia — mounted in two of his most imposing synagogues, not far across the border from each … continue reading →

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Czech Republic: New exhibition focuses on historic Genizas in Eastern Bohemia

A fascinating new exhibition in the Czech Republic centers on hundreds of items found in genizas discovered in former synagogue buildings in eastern Bohemia. Called “Secrets of the Attic” it runs from April 7 to June 30 at the Regional … continue reading →

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