The Jewish Cultural Heritage Initiative (JCHI) — a joint project of the London-based Foundation for Jewish Heritage (FJH) and the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR)— has completed an initial assessment of present and past Jewish heritage sites in Iraq … continue reading →
Winners of the 2020 European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards include two Holocaust/Jewish heritage projects: the newly digitized Arolsen Archives Online portal; and the exhibit Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away (Poland/Spain). The Awards, launched in 2002 and funded by … continue reading →
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 →
A fascinating, and quite moving, online exhibit allows you to “visit” pre-war cities, towns, and shtetls in half a dozen countries through maps of them drawn from memory after the Shoah. Called “Atlas of Memory Maps,” the exhibit is mounted … continue reading →
Are there Jewish Heritage sites close to your heart and memory? What are they? And what do they mean to you? With the new #MyParallelTraces campaign launched by the AEPJ (European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture … continue reading →
