Earlier this year, the Virtual Shtetl project of the forthcoming Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw organized a research trip to Belarus. Here is a brief video documenting what they did, visiting heritage sites and interviewing local … continue reading →
Plans are going ahead for complete surveys of Jewish cemeteries in Silesia, reports Lo Tishkach in its May 2012 newsletter. A full list of burial sites according to district has already been drawn up and standardised Lo Tishkach mass grave … continue reading →
On April 9 and 10, Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber joined Ivan Ceresnjes of the Center for Jewish Art in Jerusalem, Jasna Ciric, President of the Nis Jewish Community, and Ruben Fuks, President of the Federation of … continue reading →
Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber traveled to Serbia April 8-12 on a fact-finding trip to assess the condition of two key Jewish heritage sites in the southern part of the country: the historic Jewish cemetery in Nis … continue reading →
Volunteers are being sought for a project to digitally document the important Jewish cemetery in Szydlowiec, Poland. The “Memory in Stone” project will be carried out by the ‘Szydłowiec Shtetl’ Center of the LOGOS Association in close cooperation with … continue reading →
