On its web site, the Association for Gravestone Studies in the United States has posted helpful information on cleaning, clearing, re-setting and maintaining gravestones and cemeteries. Though an international organization, the Association is largely directed to the study of historic … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of European Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) on the launch of its new website/route on Architectural Modernism in European Synagogues! Prepared by Jon Wright, the web site falls under … continue reading →
We are happy to forward this call for applications for the Max Weinreich Center Research Fellowships, 2014-2015 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS DECEMBER 1, 2013 — SEE MORE INFO HERE Each year, YIVO awards a series of Max Weinreich Center Research … continue reading →
This brief documentary describes the work of the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina Association (and its Ludmir Fellowship) in researching and documenting Jewish history, heritage and culture in Bukovina and Galicia, in western Ukraine. The second part of the film shows … continue reading →
We are happy to forward this appeal from the Quincentennial Foundation Jewish Museum of Istanbul regarding its campaign to digitize the records of the Turkish Jewish community. The museum opened in 2001 in the Zulfaris Synagogue, which was built in 1823 on the … continue reading →
