Volunteers are invited to apply for a weeklong summer program focused on the preservation of Jewish heritage in western Ukraine. The NGO SCI (Service Civil International) is seeking 17 volunteers for a Jewish heritage preservation “work camp” based in Lviv … continue reading →
A new round of application for grants from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe is now open for three of its grants categories: Museums; Jewish Education; and Archives & Libraries. Applications can be filed until July 26, 2019 — they are … continue reading →
Work on the second stage of the Space of Synagogues memorial site in Lviv is about to get under way, with archaeological excavations due to begin at the site of the Great City Synagogue, one of three synagogues in the … continue reading →
Two new books, both richly illustrated with photographs, have recently been published about Jewish cemeteries in the Czech Republic. They add to a list of earlier publications, and while it seems that they are both only available in the Czech … continue reading →
The European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) has inaugurated a new web site dedicated to its ongoing, EU co-funded survey and mapping project of 1,500 Jewish cemeteries in five countries: Greece, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The site includes an open … continue reading →
