Mazel tov to Jacek Stawiski, who has been named the new Director of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow. Stawiski, a prominent journalist and also researcher in Polish-Jewish history and relations, will take up his post November 1. He replaces … continue reading →
In 2020, we were privileged to host an online exhibition of work by the Warsaw-based papercut artist Monika Krajewska. The pieces were drawn from her extraordinary cycle of papercuts called “Burning,” a commemoration of the physical destruction of the Shoah. … continue reading →
There are many webinars and online talks and presentations of interest these days — too many to note them all. But we want to highlight one coming up next week that will be of particular interest to our readers — … continue reading →
The Jewish Museum in Prague has a new director. Pavla Niklová took up the post on July 1, appointed by Museum Trustees for a five-year term. She replaces Leo Pavlat, who has retired after serving as director since 1994, when the … continue reading →
A special exhibition at the Bratislava Jewish Community Museum is exploring the life and work of the prolific Bratislava-based Jewish architect Artur Szalatnai-Slatinský (1891-1961) — whose designs include the still-active Heydukova st. synagogue, where the museum is located in the … continue reading →
