A collection of essays about Jewish museums, Jewish Peoplehood and Jewish Museums, has been published by the Taube Foundation, the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education, and the UJA Federation of New York. Authors include scholars and museum professionals in … continue reading →
News has come of the death of Yaffa Eliach, 79, the scholar who — as the New York Times put it survived the Nazi massacres of Jews in her Lithuanian town, and went on to document their daily life … continue reading →
Of all the iconography found in Jewish gravestone art and in painted wooden synagogues, the one that to us (and by to “us” we mean to “me” — JHE Coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber) is perhaps the most fascinating, not … continue reading →
For some years now, the noted photographer and writer Jason Francisco has been exploring the impact of Jewish built heritage on memory in Poland and Ukraine. This past summer we featured his essay on L’viv and the Golden … continue reading →
Congratulations to the editors and authors of a new book that should be of interest to many of our readers: Reform Judaism and Architecture, edited by Andreas Brämer, Mirko Przystawik and Harmen H. Thies and published October 6 by … continue reading →
