At an event earlier this month, the director of the Tolerance Center of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum in Vilnius presented the concept for a planned new branch of the museum that, if carried out, would create a multifunctional center … continue reading →
Even if you are far away from universities or other educational institutions, if you have internet you can study online. Here are two new courses that Jewish Heritage Europe readers might find of interest. – – – – – … continue reading →
Two Jewish heritage projects whose development we have enjoyed following (and have reported on) — the 10 Stars project in the Czech Republic and the cross-border Shtetl Routes project in Poland, Ukraine and Belarus — have just launched new, expanded … continue reading →
The Associated Press runs a type of story that we often see reported from Poland — but this time it’s taking place in the Czech Republic. That is, a project to recover headstones that had been uprooted from a Jewish … continue reading →
The Municipality of Alba Iulia, Romania, has prepared a video about the town’s Jewish heritage sites — synagogue and Jewish cemetery — focusing in particular on the large and historic cemetery the city’s current efforts and future plans for … continue reading →
