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Austria: Mazel tov to Johannes Reiss, honored by Austria’s Burgenland region for his longtime work at the Austrian Jewish Museum and commitment to preserving Jewish cultural heritage

Johannes Reiss in the Jewish cemetery, Kobersdorf, Austria

Mazel tov to Johannes Reiss, former longtime director of the Austrian Jewish Museum in Eisenstadt, who has received a lifetime achievement award from Austria’s Burgenland region. Reiss was awarded the Simon-Goldberger Prize for memory and memorial culture, commemorative category  “for … continue reading →

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Ukraine: A rare wooden synagogue will be transferred from the village of Velyki Komiaty to Uzhhorod, where it will form part of the open-air Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. It will also be used for religious purposes

A rare wooden synagogue will be transferred from the village of Veliky Komiaty to Uzhhorod, the administrative center of the Transcarpathian region, where it will be restored and form part of the Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, an … continue reading →

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Call for participants: “History, Memory and Responsibility” English-language seminar for journalists at the Auschwitz Memorial. Oct. 27-30. Deadline for Applications is Sept. 26

Arbeit Macht Frei gate, Auschwitz

We are pleased to share the Call for Participants for the 2025 “History, Memory and Responsibility” English-language seminar for journalists at the Auschwitz Memorial, . It will take place from 27 to 30 October 2025.  Deadline for applications is Sept. … continue reading →

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Call for Applications: International Seminar for Holocaust Museum and Memorial Educators at Yad Vashem, December 3-10, 2025

Holocaust Museum signage, Budapest, 2023

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for an International Seminar for Holocaust Museum and Memorial Educators at Yad Vashem, December 3-10, 2025. Deadline for Applications is September 10. Specifically designed for museum and memorial educators, this professional … continue reading →

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