The Jewish Museum in Prague has launched an informative web site with online exhibits about the eclectic material discovered in genizas in a dozen synagogue buildings that have been researched in the country since the 1990s. The web site, in … continue reading →
The winners of the International Youth Competition on Local Jewish Cemeteries have been announced. They include 15 projects from six countries: Five from Ukraine, four from Hungary, two each from Georgia and Moldova, and one each from Slovakia and Lithuania. … continue reading →
We are pleased to share the Call for the new Isaacsohn and André Families’ Visiting Fellowship at the Weidenfeld Institute of Jewish Studies at Sussex University (England), for scholars in Jewish, Holocaust, and Israel Studies. The Fellowship was launched in 2023 and … continue reading →
The third seminar on Jewish heritage professions for early-career professionals and graduate students, organized by the University of Amsterdam and the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, will take place in Amsterdam August 27-September 1. Deadline for submissions is June 30. For … continue reading →
A small private Jewish museum and education space has opened in Białystok, in eastern Poland. Called “Miejsce” — The Place — it is a project spearheaded by the longtime, tireless Jewish heritage researcher and activist Tomasz Wiśniewski. It grew out … continue reading →
