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Call for applications: ShUM cities project launches international Artist in Residence project (with focus on Jewish heritage in Worms, Speyer, Mainz, Germany)

Ancient gravestones in the Worms Jewish cemetery.

The ShUM Cities project  linking the important medieval Jewish heritage of the German cities of Worms, Speyer, and Mainz has launched a first-time international artist-in-residence program, supported by the state and the three cities. Up to three project grants will … continue reading →

Poland: Now owned by the city, the former synagogue in Konin will be returned to dignified use as a cultural space

(JHE) — With overwhelming support from local citizens, authorities in the city of Konin are seeking funding to restore the town’s former synagogue and return it to dignified use as a cultural space. The city acquired the nearly 200-year-old building … continue reading →

Austria: Former Synagogue in St. Pölten to undergo €4 million restoration and redevelopment as a Jewish cultural center

St. Pölten former synagogue, now a cultural space and part of a research center

(JHE) — The magnificent domed former synagogue in St. Pölten, west of Vienna, will undergo a €4 million restoration and redevelopment as a Jewish cultural center with financing from the  Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) region and the St. Pölten municipality. According … continue reading →

Lithuania: Happy 10th Birthday to Maceva — the Litvak Cemetery Catalogue!

(JHE) — Mazel tov to Maceva, the Litvak Cemetery Catalogue,  which is celebrating a milestone — ten years of activity documenting, cleaning, digitizing, and restoring Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania. “Beit Olam – cemeteries are the house of living. It is … continue reading →

Call for Proposals: October 2021 online conference — “What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies”

There’s still time to propose a panel or submit a poster for the upcoming online conference organized by the POLIN museum in Warsaw — What’s New, What’s Next? Innovative Methods, New Sources, and Paradigm Shifts in Jewish Studies to be held … continue reading →