Jewish Heritage Europe

Four major conferences this month: we wish we had a clone to attend all!

  Four major conferences in November deal with Jewish (and other) built heritage — we wish we could be cloned in order to attend them all! As is, we will hope to present information on all four, including presentations that … continue reading →

Yet more new Jewish travel apps — Venice and Lithuania

  The list of mobile Jewish tourism apps continues to grow…Yesterday we posted about a new mobile travel app for Jewish Bialystok, Poland…. today it’s the turn of Venice and Lithuania. The new Discover Jewish Lithuania app is now available, … continue reading →

New Jewish heritage travel app — Białystok

  The latest in the growing list of mobile apps for Jewish heritage travel is the Jewish Heritage Trail app for Białystok, Poland. The app — which can be downloaded from both ITunes and Google Play — was  developed by … continue reading →

New Resource on Romanian Synagogues

A new online resource on Romanian synagogues features a photographic documentation by Daniel Gruenfeld of 14 synagogues in the northeastern part of the country (with, we hope, more to follow). The web site is a project of Centropa, the Jewish … continue reading →

Synagogue Wall Paintings – Research, Preservation, Presentation: Conference & new online resource

What looks to be a significant, highly focused conference on a topic we have posted about several times takes place in Jerusalem next month. “Synagogue Wall Paintings: Research, Preservation, Presentation,”  brings together key experts from Europe, North America and Israel … continue reading →