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Call for Applications: “Thesaurus Poloniae” scholarship program of the International Cultural Centre (ICC)  in Krakow. Deadline Jan. 15

We’re a little late in sharing this Call, but there’s still time to apply for the 27th edition of the Thesaurus Poloniae scholarship program of the International Cultural Centre (ICC)  in Krakow. The initiative is addressed to foreign researchers of … continue reading →

Call for Papers: Jewish or Common Heritage? (Dis-)appropriation of Synagogue Architecture in East- Central Europe since 1945

We are pleased to share this CfP for an important conference on Jewish built heritage. Jewish or Common Heritage? (Dis-)appropriation of Synagogue Architecture in East-Central Europe since 1945 Date: 12-14 September 2023 Organizers: Kamila Lenartowicz, Zuzanna Światowy (Bet Tfila – … continue reading →

Call for Entries: Jewish Cemeteries Photography Competition for university students in Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia or Ukraine

Attention university students in Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia or Ukraine! You’re eligible to enter a photography contest sponsored by the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative. The competition runs from now until April 2023.  “Whether it is straight documentary … continue reading →

New Resource: Worldwide Holocaust Memorial Monuments digital database is launched

We are pleased to share the announcement of a major new — and developing — online resource that will seek to create a comprehensive digital inventory and history of Holocaust memorial monuments worldwide. JHE’s Ruth Ellen Gruber plays an advisory role … continue reading →

Kristallnacht anniversary 2022: countering memories of destruction with images of wonderful surviving — and restored — synagogues

Zion Synagogue, Oradea, Romania JHE Instagram September 11, 2022

We’ve made it a JHE tradition. Tonight —the  night of November 9-10 — marks the 84th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish … continue reading →