A conference in Poland next week will tackle a range of issues relating to Jewish cemetery preservation, documentation, and legal status. The two-day meeting, organized by the Gliwice Museum, will be held at the Memorial House of Upper Silesian Jews, … continue reading →
We’ve written quite a bit about the extraordinary ancient Jewish catacombs in Venosa, in southern Italy and the project under way to present and present them. Now you can watch this rather amazing 3D computer reconstruction of … continue reading →
Ecco l’appuntamento settimanale con le novità dal mondo dei beniculturali ebraici in Europa. Novità provenienti da Ucraina, Svizzera/Francia, e tutto Europa. SOMMARIO 25-29 AGOSTO Ucraina: scoperti i resti della sinagoga del XVIII secolo di Buchach durante lavori di … continue reading →
This summer’s Jewish cemetery documentation Field School organized by the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina organization (JGB) has made the “sensational” discovery of previously unknown Jewish gravestones dating back to the 16th century. The session, from August 17-September 1, is taking … continue reading →
The small town of Venosa lies amid barren terrain in an out-of-the-way part of southern Italy, but it is the site of a rich trove of Jewish heritage sites — including catacombs — that shed important light on Jewish life … continue reading →
