The timing of our new Have Your Say essay is special. Prof. Marcin Wodziński of the University of Wrocław, Poland just won the 2018 National Jewish Book Award for Scholarship for his volume Historical Atlas of Hasidism. The awards were … continue reading →
JHE Director Ruth Ellen Gruber was interviewed this fall by Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio, which has posted the two-part conversation online along with the full transcripts. In Part 1 Ruth discusses her early career as a foreign correspondent … continue reading →
The JW3 Jewish Community Center in London on Dec. 18 hosted a panel discussion on the Holocaust and lost cultural and urban spaces in modern Ukraine. The event was co-sponsored by JW3, the Ukrainian Institute London, and Ukrainian Jewish Encounter. … continue reading →
Synagogues: Absence and Presence — a documentary film by Celia Lowenstein — is available for viewing on the Arte TV web site, between December 22 and February 5, 2019. (NOTE: Viewers outside France may need to use a VPN to … continue reading →
If you’re interested in Jewish history and heritage in Warsaw, a good place to start is the Jewish Warsaw web site created by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Jewish Warsaw is a richly detailed, multimedia online … continue reading →
