We are happy to forward this call for volunteers for a major Jewish cemetery documentation project — even if it is not in Europe! JAMAICAN JEWISH CEMETERY DOCUMENTATION Jamaica, West Indies January 17 – 23, 2016 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions will … continue reading →
During a visit to Israel this week, Lithuania’s prime minister pledged that all Jewish cemeteries Lithuania would be “memorialized and marked” by 2017. “Let me reassure you that the history of Lithuanian Jews and [their] memorials are very important to … continue reading →
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is observed next week and inaugurates the Jewish High Holy Days — a month of observances that mingle prayer, reflection and repentance with celebration as we begin the new cycle of the seasons. … continue reading →
Historic synagogues in the UK are generally “less at risk” today than they were five years ago, with the biggest threats to these buildings “poor maintenance and redundancy due to of falling membership” in the congregations that use them. The … continue reading →
People become involved with Jewish heritage — Jewish built heritage — in many ways: as scholars, as researchers, as archaeologists, as documentarians, as genealogists and seekers of family history, as historians, as historic preservationists…. on and on. Based in … continue reading →
