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Germany: new interactive web portal to Jewish heritage & life in Germany

This week sees the launch of jewish-places.de — a new, interactive web portal to Jewish people, places, and history in Germany. It looks like it will be an extraordinary resource. Described as an Interactive Map About Jewish Life in Germany, … continue reading →

New tourism resource — Visit Jewish Italy web site

Visiting Italy? Italy’s Foundation for Jewish Culture has just launched a new online portal designed to help tourists and other visitors explore the country’s rich Jewish heritage, from ancient Roman times to the present, from the top of the Italian … continue reading →

Update: Synagogue complex & Renovation in Włodawa, Poland

As we anticipated last year, renovation is under way at the important synagogue complex in Włodawa, in southeastern Poland on the border with Belarus. Current work, expected to be completed by 2019, entails repairs to the exterior of the Great … continue reading →

Genealogy: IAJGS conference is more than lectures

Warsaw is gearing up for the annual conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS), which begins on Sunday at the Polin museum and other venues. There are scores of presentations, on all sorts of topics of interest … continue reading →