The horrible news that Jiří Fielder, a true mensch and one of the pioneers of Jewish heritage research in the Czech Republic, was murdered along with his wife in their Prague home has left us shocked, angry and utterly … continue reading →
Prof. Cesare Colafemmina, an Italian scholar who was a pioneering researcher on the historic Jewish presence in southern Italy, has died at the age of 79. Colafemmina died Sept. 12 after a long illness. Colafemmina taught at the University … continue reading →
This is a cross post from Samuel D. Gruber’s Jewish arts and monuments blog, reflecting on the life and work of Texas Jewish history expert Donald Lee Teter, who died in Houston, Texas on January 26, 2012, at 86. It is important … continue reading →
