The Oshpitzin Jewish Museum in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland were the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp, has launched a digital catalogue of its collection that makes information about its thousands of items available online. The museum — … continue reading →
The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we will be celebrating it throughout the year with special content. The theme of JHE’s 10th birthday celebrations is the “Anniversary of Anniversaries” — that is, using JHE’s own anniversary to feature other significant or symbolic … continue reading →
(JHE) — A child’s shoe. Kitchen utensils. Crockery. Books. Ceramic tiles. Corroded tools. Discoveries during archaeological excavations this summer on the site of the WW2 Warsaw Ghetto are shedding dramatic — and poignant — light on the lives of the … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Call for Applications from the Jewish Studies Program at Central European University Deadline for applications is July 23, 2022 The Jewish Studies Program at Central European University (Vienna/Budapest) is offering short- and long-term research … continue reading →
Norway’s National Heritage Board wants to include the country’s oldest Jewish cemetery and a memorial to World War II deportations in the national roster of protected monuments. The two sites in Oslo are the Jewish cemetery at Sofienberg park and … continue reading →
