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Call for Applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Grants for Academic Jewish Studies

Applications for Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe grants for Academic Jewish Studies are now open. Deadlines are January 10, 2022. The program aims to “develop rigorous, systematic research and education in academic Jewish studies throughout Europe.” It provides funding to individual … continue reading →

Kristallnacht 2021: Three signal events — in Germany, Slovakia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina — on the 83rd anniversary of the pogrom

This week marks the 83rd anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — the night of November 9-10, 1938, when  the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property, and Jewish places of worship all over Germany and German-occupied … continue reading →

UK: A current exhibit and new online resource trace Manchester’s vanished Jewish spaces & places

A current exhibition and a new online resource trace the history and geography of Jewish life in Manchester, the UK’s second largest Jewish center, after London.  The exhibition is “Vanished Streets” — an exhibition running October 20-January 16 at the … continue reading →

Pipe Organs in Synagogues — Pride and Polemics. (See pix and access an article and music)

Ark in the Fabric synagogue, Timisoara, showing the organ behind and above it. Photo © Anna Szentgyörgyi

Having an organ in a synagogue is a fairly recent innovation, related to the emancipation of the Jews and spread of reform Judaism in the 19th century.  The introduction of a pipe organ into a synagogue sometimes sparked heated polemics. … continue reading →