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Germany: An open air museum in Bavaria is rebuilding an 18th century village synagogue that closed for worship more than a century ago and was dismantled in 2014-15 when on the point of collapse

The 18th century former synagogue from the village of Allersheim, in south-central Germany near Würzburg, is being rebuilt stone by stone as part of  the Franconian Open-Air Museum of the Middle Franconia District (Das Fränkische Freilandmuseum des Bezirk Mittelfranken)  — … continue reading →

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The Serious Impact and Challenges of COVID-19 on Religious Heritage Organizations — Results of a Survey by the NGO Future for Religious Heritage

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major negative impact on museums, preservation work, and other organizations and initiatives concerned with religious heritage (including Jewish heritage). A just-published survey by the NGO Future for Religious Heritage (FRH) details four main areas … continue reading →

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Call for applications: 4-year PhD President’s Fellowship at Bar Ilan University

We are happy to share this Call for Applications for the 4-year PhD President’s Fellowship at Bar Ilan University.  – – – – – The Department of Jewish Art at Bar-Ilan University invites prospective doctoral candidates to apply for the … continue reading →

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Italy: Discovering Jewish built heritage in the Digital Library of Italy’s main Holocaust research center

The Center for Contemporary Jewish Documentation Foundation (CDEC) is Italy’s main research institution on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism, but thanks to a growing digital library project launched in 2015 it is also a key online source of visual and archival … continue reading →

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Germany: Take a deep dive into German Jewish history by exploring digitized Genizot

Explore German Jewish history by taking a deep dive into the world of recovered Genizot. A Genizah is a repository for wornout Jewish ritual objects and sacred books and manuscripts that are no longer usable. They are often found hidden … continue reading →

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