(JHE) — The unique preserved burial archive of the vast Jewish cemetery in Łódź will be digitized this year, with the details from the burial cards of more than 65,000 individuals uploaded and made available online. The collection is owned … continue reading →
(JHE) — The Tachov Archives and Museum Society (TAMUS), a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving Jewish cemeteries and other sites, has released its latest Annual Report showing the scope of its activities in 2020 — mostly … continue reading →
Mazel tov to JHE friend Christian Herrmann, who has been honored by Germany for his photographic work, blog, and other activities documenting Jewish heritage sites in Eastern Europe! In awards announced January 1, Christian, who maintains the blog Vanished World, … continue reading →
(JHE) — Photographs and data from the 461 surviving headstones in the 500-year-old Jewish cemetery in Busk, Ukraine have now been uploaded and are viewable online. These include the oldest known Jewish headstone in Galicia — that of Yaakov Leizer … continue reading →
(JHE) — A small visitors’ center has been opened at the historic Beth Haim Portuguese Jewish cemetery in Ouderkerk, completing a development project for the cemetery launched in 2014 on the 400th anniversary of its foundation in 1614. Around 28,000 … continue reading →
