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Turkey: New interactive digital portal to Jewish and other minorities’ cultural heritage

A new digital portal features a growing interactive map pinpointing cultural and religious sites of Turkey’s  Armenian, Greek, Jewish and Syriac minorities. Called Türkiye Kültürel Varlıkları Haritası” (Turkey’s Map of Cultural Heritages), the portal was launched by the Hrant Dink … continue reading →

UK: Scotland to get Jewish Heritage Center in Garnethill Synagogue

Thanks to a nearly £350,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, a Jewish Heritage Centre will be established in the grand Garnethill synagogue in Glasgow, Scotland — a Grade A listed building that was Scotland’s first purpose-built synagogue. The Fund … continue reading →

New Have Your Say: Why Litvak Jewish Cemetery Catalogue put database behind a paywall

  Last week we posted about the Maceva Litvak Cemetery Catalogue putting its digital database of Jewish cemeteries behind a paywall for most users… in our new Have Your Say op-ed, “We Can’t Live on Air,” Maceva founder Sergey Kanovich … continue reading →

Lithuania: New look, new access policy for Maceva Litvak Cemetery Catalogue

  The Maceva Litvak Cemetery Catalogue, strapped for funding, has launched a newly designed web site which includes a new access policy for its digitized cemetery resources that essentially puts its database behind a paywall. Under the new policy, Maceva … continue reading →