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At a ceremony May 15 at the POLIN museum in Warsaw, the Israeli Ambassador to Poland, Anna Azari, will present the annual “Laurel Crown Award” to five Polish citizens/groups involved in the preservation of Jewish memory and heritage in … continue reading →
The restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Šeduva, Lithuania, is one of 13 “heritage achievements” from 11 European countries taking part in the Creative Europe program of the European Union to be awarded a Special Mention by the … continue reading →
Italy has a network of more than a dozen Jewish museums, and the directors or administrators of eight of them met this week to discuss strategies for development, cooperation, and coordination — in part so that they can present … continue reading →
An article by Misha Sidenberg, visual arts curator at the Jewish Museum in Prague, details what she calls “an unparalleled example of Jewish defiance against Nazi genocide and cultural plunder” — the rescue and preservation of Jewish cultural and … continue reading →
In the latest twist in the ongoing debate over the Old Jewish Cemetery in Vilnius, the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum said it was “perplexed” by an apparent proposal by Lithuanian officials to set up a new Jewish museum as … continue reading →
