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Call for Participants UPDATE: Changed dates for the “History, Memory and Responsibility” Seminar for Journalists at the Auschwitz Memorial Museum. Oct. 7-10

Arbeit Macht Frei gate, Auschwitz

This is an UPDATED call for participants for “History, Memory and Responsibility,” an English-language seminar for journalists to be held at the Auschwitz Memorial Museum and in the town of Oświęcim (outside of which the Auschwitz camp was built). The … continue reading →

Call for Participants: Jewish Cemetery Preservation Seminars/Workshops in September (in Ukraine and Romania) and August (in Hungary)

Eroded gravestones in the Făgăraș, România Jewish cemetery

Two workshops/seminars/programs dealing with the preservation of Jewish cemeteries take place at the same time in September — one in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (September 23-24) and one in and around Făgăraş, Romania (September 23-30). They are quite different in scope, but … continue reading →

UK: Willesden call for volunteers — Memorials Restoration Workshops

Call for Volunteers – Memorials Restoration Workshops, Willesden Jewish Cemetery The Willesden Jewish Cemetery — House of Life — in London is calling for volunteers to help restore grave markers in its section where babies and children are buried and … continue reading →

Call for Applications: 4-year President’s Fellowship PhD scholarship at the Department of Jewish Art, Bar Ilan University

Ceiling of the restored Kupa synagogue, Krakow

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for the noted 4- year President’s Fellowship PhD scholarship at the Department of Jewish Art, Bar Ilan University. Submission deadline March 10th, 2024  – – – The Department of Jewish Art … continue reading →

Call for Applications: JewishGen Neshama Travel & Preservation Program. July 30-August 8. Applications due by March 31

Readers often ask how and when they can help restore or clean up a Jewish cemetery, so we are pleased to share this call for applications for a 10 day travel and study trip in Poland that will allow participants … continue reading →