With a celebratory Hanukkah event, the new Jewish museum in Oradea (Nagyvarad), Romania was opened in the city’s recently restored Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neorim) synagogue. The museum, which includes sections on local Jewish history and on the Holocaust, will … continue reading →
On a visit to the far western tip of Brittany this week, JHE director Ruth Ellen Gruber didn’t expect to encounter any sites or monuments regarding Jewish heritage or history…Few Jews live in the region today, and there are few … continue reading →
The Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neorim) synagogue in Oradea, western Romania, has been rededicated after restoration — and a Jewish museum is planned to be opened there as early as December, with a section devoted to a Holocaust memorial, … continue reading →
The city of Lviv has held an unprecedented ceremony honoring dozens of Jewish heritage activists for their work in preserving, promoting, and carrying out research and educational work on Jewish heritage in western Ukraine. The ceremony Sunday (September 2) at Lviv’s … continue reading →
Bet Almin – House of Eternity, the visitor’s center and permanent exhibition on Jewish funeral traditions and cemetery history at the Bródno Jewish cemetery in Warsaw’s Praga district provides a powerful introduction to a visit to the cemetery. We wrote about … continue reading →
