In September 2022, JHE Contributor Michele Migliori began field work in Argentina to document synagogues and other Jewish heritage sites for his PhD research at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University. His focus is on how synagogues in the Argentine countryside resemble European … continue reading →
There is still time to submit an essay for this important special issue of “Jewish Folklore and Ethnology.” CALL FOR ESSAYS: SPECIAL ISSUE OF JEWISH FOLKLORE AND ETHNOLOGY IN HONOR OF DAN BEN-AMOS Jewish Folklore and Ethnology (JFE) is … continue reading →
A dozen non-Jewish Polish activists will be recognised this summer for their work in preserving, promoting, and caring for Jewish culture and heritage in Poland and promoting Jewish-Polish dialogue. They are the recipients of the 26th annual Preserving Memory Awards. Mazel … continue reading →
The Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow is seeking a new Director. Jakub Nowakowski, who has been at the helm of the museum for the past 13 years, is leaving to take up the post of Director of the Holocaust and … continue reading →
How wonderful to see that the restored wooden synagogue in Žiežmariai has been used for a religious service for the first time since World War II — a Bat Mitzvah. Mazel tov! The Bat Mitzvah girl was Ariana Zitkauskas, whose … continue reading →
