The tourist information web site of the Jewish community of Brno, Czech Republic includes databases, with maps, of more than 20 Jewish cemeteries in southern Moravia. The cemeteries are listed by information cards. Click on the card and … continue reading →
As in the past, JHE friend photographer Christian Herrmann is giving a holiday gift: a calendar based on his striking photographs of Jewish heritage sites in eastern Europe. The 2018 calendar can be downloaded for free as a PDF, … continue reading →
Several new books make important contributions to the study of synagogue history, art and architecture and provide insight on the ways disused synagogues have been neglected, restored and/or repurposed in recent decades. Two are monumental works focusing on synagogues … continue reading →
By now it’s a JHE tradition. The night of November 9-10 marks the 79th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all … continue reading →
The medieval Jewish cemetery in Bologna that was destroyed by order of Pope Pius V in 1569 has been rediscovered and is the focus of a research project by academic institutions with the cooperation of the Bologna Jewish community. … continue reading →
