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Italy: PugliaEbraica — new online (and paper) resource for Jewish heritage in Puglia

puglia ebraica home page

A new online (and paper) resource focuses on the Jewish heritage of Puglia (Apulia) — the region on the heel of the Italian boot, where Jews lived from ancient times until their expulsion in the 16th century. Only a handful … continue reading →

Hungary-Romania: The photo archive of Lajos Erdélyi, who pioneered documentation of Jewish cemeteries in Romania, is uploaded online by the Hungarian Jewish Museum

Cemetery book by Lajos Erdélyi

The Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives (Milev) has recently uploaded a fascinating new resource — the photographic archives of  Lajos Erdélyi, a Holocaust survivor from Transylvania who as a journalist and photographer was a pioneer in the post-Holocaust documentation of … continue reading →

Romania: Full index of the historic Jewish cemetery in Suceava is now online

Old Jewish cemetery Suceava, 1991. Gravestone of Zvi Hirsch Barber, 1852

The full indexed catalog of the burials in the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Suceava, in the Bukovina region of northern Romania, is now online, on the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina (JGB) web site. The cemetery is one of the … continue reading →

JHE Photo Essay: On International Women’s Day, we remember women who themselves are remembered on their gravestones with their portraits

Portraits in the New Jewish cemetery of Sharhorod, Ukraine

Today, March 8, is marked around the world as International Women’s Day. In past years, we have marked the day with photo essays showing how women have been represented in Jewish art (click HERE for 2019 and HERE for 2018) … continue reading →

For Valentine’s Day… Hearts in the decoration of Jewish heritage

Happy Valentine’s Day! Of course Valentine’s Day is not a Jewish holiday… the Jewish holiday celebrating Love is Tu B’Av — the 15th of the month of Av —  in August. Still, Valentine’s Day is symbolized by the Heart, and … continue reading →