We are pleased to share the Call for Submissions for the 2025 Religious Heritage Photography Competition of the Future for Religious Heritage network. Deadline for submissions is September 30. Every year the FRH Photo Competition chooses from submission nine photographs of … continue reading →
(JHE) — January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also … continue reading →
We wish all our readers a Happy Hanukkah! In these difficult times, the spirit of Light is needed even more — so, like last year, we want to celebrate Light. Here are some images of Light and Lights in and … continue reading →
(JHE) — The festival of Shavuot, which begins Tuesday night, marks the reception of the Torah — and Ten Commandments — at Mt. Sinai. Jews traditionally go to synagogue on Shavuot to hear the Ten Commandments read out: 1. I am … continue reading →
Today, April 19, marks the 81st anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Ghetto, as well as the Uprising and its fighters, are commemorated in various places on-site and elsewhere — the main memorial is the grand … continue reading →
