Mazel tov to Jewish cultural studies luminary Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, who has been awarded a Dan David Prize for 2020! She receives the prize for “making an ongoing, groundbreaking contribution to cultural preservation or revival through research, conservation efforts or direct … continue reading →
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews has granted its 2019 Polin award to Natalia Bartczak, who has cared for the Jewish cemetery in Wińsko, in western Poland, for 16 years — starting when she was just 13. … continue reading →
A film called “In Our Synagogue” and shot in part in the synagogue in Khust, southwest Ukraine, has won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Best Short Film prize, in the National competition program, at the Odessa International Film … continue reading →
The historic Jewish cemetery in Tarnów, southern Poland, has been ceremoniously rededicated and reopened after a two-year, fullscale renovation that saw the restoration and indexing of gravestones, repair and rebuilding of its wall, and the opening of a permanent exhibition … continue reading →
Mazel tov to longtime Jewish heritage activist Adam Bartosz, who is one of the recipients of the 2019 Irena Sendler Memorial Award. The award, presented annually by the San Francisco-based Taube Foundation, also honors the public intellectual Zuzanna Radzik, recognized … continue reading →
