The Vanished World 2019 calendar is now available for free download. Each year the German photographer Christian Herrmann, who documents abandoned Jewish heritage sites in Eastern Europe, creates a calendar from a selection of his images and offers it as … continue reading →
The scaffolding is down from the Moorish-style Rumbach St. synagogue in Budapest, and work is rapidly progressing on its restoration, including the conversion of its building complex into a multi-purpose arts, culture, and education center that is slated to … continue reading →
A report — Jewish cemeteries of Ukraine: preliminary results of studies for 2016–2018 — summarizes the size and status of dozens of Jewish cemeteries and mass graves in Ukraine. The report, published on by the umbrella Vaad Association of … continue reading →
Researchers have created a detailed digital record of the Manchester Reform Synagogue in a way that is meant to preserve it for future generations as an “immersive virtual reality” experience combining architecture, history, archives, and memories. The project, the … continue reading →
On a visit to the far western tip of Brittany this week, JHE director Ruth Ellen Gruber didn’t expect to encounter any sites or monuments regarding Jewish heritage or history…Few Jews live in the region today, and there are few … continue reading →
