Controversy has erupted over an erotic photo shoot in the abandoned 17th century Jewish cemetery in Chęciny, in south-central Poland. Photos published on the echodnia.eu web site show a blonde model in a black bra and panties posing amid the overgrown … continue reading →
We would like to point out to readers this Tumblr photo blog, A Synagogue a Day — which also has a Twitter feed. It does just what it says: posts a picture of a synagogue every day — synagogues … continue reading →
We would like to highlight the work of the Czech Wikimedia Foundation, which has been sponsoring a project to photograph Jewish heritage sites in the Czech Republic. The Jewish Monuments grant project aims to gather freely licensed photos of all … continue reading →
The Museum of the History and Culture of Bukovinian Jews in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, has announced a photography workshop focused on Jewish heritage that will take place in July 2013. Called “Discovering History through the Camera,” it will be aimed at young … continue reading →
Laser portraits on Jewish gravestones are a common means of personalizing the stones in the former Soviet Union — and now this trend has been transported to the United States by recent immigrants. The Forward runs a wonderful narrated … continue reading →
