Feliks (Wolf) Karpman, who long took care of the Jewish cemetery in Góra Kalwaria, Poland, has died, aged 87. Karpman, who was born on November 29, 1926, was one of the few Jews from the town to survive the Holocaust … continue reading →
There’s still time to submit to this conference — deadline has been extended til August 29. Tracing Topographies: Revisiting the Concentration Camps Seventy Years after the Liberation of Auschwitz Jewish Museum in London January 6-8 2015. Formerly locations of abject horror, … continue reading →
A new smartphone and tablet app guides visitors to Basel, Switzerland on a stroll through the city’s Jewish history, from the middle ages to the present. Called “Bâleph“, the new app will be officially launched on August 26, in both Android … continue reading →
Thanks to a grant for archival preservation, a volunteer clean-up operation, and a series of scheduled cultural and religious events, the synagogue in Medias in Romania is slowly coming back to life. Built in around 1897, the synagogue … continue reading →
A thoughtful article in the Financial Times by Gillian Tett asks important questions about heritage — how it is defined, and who does, and should, define and control it. The article is headlined “The Battle for British Heritage,” and Tett writes specifically … continue reading →
