For collectors — what is described as an “important” collection of synagogue postcards from Europe, North Africa and the United States goes up for auction at Sotheby’s this month, with the expected price estimated at $3,000-$5,000. The collection of more … continue reading →
Researchers of the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina Organization have created a partial virtual reconstruction of the destroyed Old Jewish Cemetery in Lviv — creating an online gallery of historical photographs from the cemetery and detailed documentation of more than … continue reading →
The Jewish community of Prague carried out the detailed photographic documentation of nearly 2,000 gravestones in several Jewish cemeteries in 2021, according to a recent report posted on the Jewish community web site. Funded as in past years by the … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this call for applications for a what looks to be a significant summer program that aims to foster scholarship and professionalism in Jewish cemetery — and genealogy — work: the second annual JewishGen Future Scholars … continue reading →
(JHE) — A new web site features detailed digital models and interactive virtual tours of a diverse group of synagogues in Hungary — from a gothic medieval synagogue in Sopron dating from the 14th century, to the grandiose New Synagogue … continue reading →
