This brief documentary describes the work of the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina Association (and its Ludmir Fellowship) in researching and documenting Jewish history, heritage and culture in Bukovina and Galicia, in western Ukraine. The second part of the film shows … continue reading →
The Virtual Shtetl portal reports that the Museum of the History of Polish Jews has exceeded its budget and is seeking more operational funding from the state and the city of Warsaw. The report says that the opening of the … continue reading →
The World Monuments Fund has posted on its web site an interactive map of the Chassidic Route prepared and promoted by the Foundation for the Protection of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ). The map takes in about two dozen localities in … continue reading →
We are happy to forward this appeal from the Quincentennial Foundation Jewish Museum of Istanbul regarding its campaign to digitize the records of the Turkish Jewish community. The museum opened in 2001 in the Zulfaris Synagogue, which was built in 1823 on the … continue reading →
Using new technology to document and preserve Jewish heritage sites was one of the focus areas of the working seminar on Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage, held in Krakow last April. An article by Duane Quates on the blog of the Society … continue reading →
