Mazel tov to Lesley Weiss, the chair of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, who was presented with the U.S. annual Jewish Heritage Celebration’s Jewish Heritage Appreciation Award. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) presented the … continue reading →
The restored synagogue in the town of Čkyně in southern Bohemia is in the running for the “Monument 2013” national monuments restoration prize organized by the Association of Historical Settlements in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (SHSČMS) in collaboration with the Ministry for Regional … continue reading →
Mazel Tov to the Polish intellectual and activist Krzysztof Czyszewski, the founder and director of the Borderland Foundation (Fundacja Pogranicze) in Sejny, Poland, who has received one of this year’s Dan David prizes. Czyzewski, writes the Jerusalem Post, citing the … continue reading →
To mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of communism, the Wrocław edition of Gazeta Wyborcz newspaper is organizing a poll as to the major event in the region in the past quarter century. The restoration and re-opening of the … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, which has been awarded the “Kryształy Soli” (“Salt Crystals”) Prize in the category of “Preserving the cultural heritage” awarded by the Marshal of the Małopolska Voivodship. The museum reports that: The Minister … continue reading →
