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View Larger Map An ambitious, international “Shtetl Routes” tourism itinerary through a score or more of towns in the Poland-Belarus-Ukraine border region is under development with a more than €400,000 grant from the European Union’s Cross-border Cooperation Programme Poland-Belarus-Ukraine … continue reading →
Photo © Jasna Ciric Jasna Ciric, the president of the Jewish community in Niš, Serbia, writes that the town’s tourism organization has put up a number of signs pointing the way to the historic Jewish cemetery, putting it on par with … continue reading →
On Virtual Shtetl, Krzysztof Bielawski reminds us of the many Hasidic pilgrimages that will take place in January (the Hebrew months of Tevet and Shevat) to the tombs of tzaddikim in Jewish cemeteries in a number of towns in Poland. … continue reading →
Ireland’s Planning Appeals Board, or An Bord Pleanála (ABP), has given the go-ahead for an ambitious, €10 million expansion, upgrade and modernization of Dublin’s Irish Jewish Museum. The museum “is very pleased with the decision […] concerning the necessary plans … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, which has been awarded the “Kryształy Soli” (“Salt Crystals”) Prize in the category of “Preserving the cultural heritage” awarded by the Marshal of the Małopolska Voivodship. The museum reports that: The Minister … continue reading →
