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Two Grant/Fellowship opportunities — at Jewish Museum and tolerance Center in Moscow

We are pleased to share Calls for Applicants for two research programs at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow. The deadline for applications is November 10, 2019. Fellowship at Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Moscow) This fellowship is … continue reading →

Ukraine: Work on second stage of Lviv Space of Synagogues monument is about to get under way

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 →

New web site provides open access database to ESJF surveys of 1500 Jewish cemeteries, in project co-funded by the EU

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 →

Purim! A time for celebration (….and drink… and imbibing a bit of Jewish heritage)

It’s Purim! — a time of crazy celebration that often includes quantities of …. drink. We’re taking a little look at that today. Wine — kosher wine — forms part of many Jewish ceremonies and rituals, including Shabbat and holiday … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Sefer Center Grants for Research on Russian Jewry – 2019

We are happy to share this call for grant applicants, which is open for researchers from Russia and abroad, including Europe, USA and Canada, Israel and Australia. The deadline for submissions is Marсh, 31, 2019. SEFER Center awards grants to … continue reading →