In her ground-breaking 1983 book “Time of Stones,” the first photo and text book about abandoned Jewish cemeteries published in Poland after WW2, Monika Krajewska quoted the poet Anna Kamienska as describing surviving Jewish cemeteries as a “Tribe of Stones:” … continue reading →
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and the National Institute of Cultural Heritage are in the process of unveiling markers with QR codes at five Jewish cemeteries in Poland. So far, dedication ceremonies have been held at Jewish … continue reading →
We’re happy to share the link about the live online conference next week that will officially launch the massive website and digital database of Jewish cemeteries in Turkey, A World Beyond: Jewish Cemeteries in Turkey 1583-1990. The database and … continue reading →
We’re pleased to share this call for submissions to the Spring 2022 issue of AJS Perspectives, titled “The Travel Issue.” The editors invite original essays, roundtables, and art submissions on the theme of travel. There is a lot of scope … continue reading →
Having an organ in a synagogue is a fairly recent innovation, related to the emancipation of the Jews and spread of reform Judaism in the 19th century. The introduction of a pipe organ into a synagogue sometimes sparked heated polemics. … continue reading →
