A number of new books dealing with Jewish heritage have been published in recent months, in several countries and in several languages; we will be highlighting some of them. Here are two — one (in German) on Jewish cemeteries in … continue reading →
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 →
Our hearts go out to Ukraine! We can’t find the words, so we post here a gallery of Jewish heritage sites, in Kyiv and elsewhere in the country, from happier times…. Jewish presence goes back centuries. Today, following the Holocaust … continue reading →
A new book of photographs — available online — documents the transformation of Krakow’s old Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, from a derelict post-Holocaust ghost-scape to one of the major Jewish heritage attractions in Europe. The book, called Krakowski Kazimierz: Faces & … continue reading →
We’ve posted a new JHE video on our YouTube channel — Holocaust Memorials that name names and drive home that each of the vast number of victims was an individual; a person — not a number. The video stems from … continue reading →
