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Ukraine: new ESJF survey/monitoring of Jewish cemeteries to begin

  The European Jewish Cemetery Initiative (ESJF) reports that it is about to begin a “vast system of surveys and monitoring” of Jewish burial sites in Ukraine. The survey, it says in a Facebook post, will entail an estimated 1,500-2,000 … continue reading →

New Have Your Say op-ed — Touring the Invisible: the Public Recovery of England’s Jewish History

One of the main challenges facing the public representation of medieval Jewish history in England is the lack of tangible evidence. In our new Have Your Say op-ed, Toni Griffiths, a PhD student at Winchester University, provides insight into recent … continue reading →

Hungary & Poland: Easier to donate from USA

  People in the United States now have incentives to donate for selected Jewish heritage restoration projects in Poland and Hungary — through two new fund-raising non-profits registered as 501 (c) (3) public charities qualified to receive tax deductible gifts … continue reading →

Ukraine travelogue: Road trip notes to Jewish heritage sites

JHE friends Christian Herrmann, Marla Raucher and Jay Osborn, and others have been on a group road trip visiting sites of Jewish heritage in western Ukraine. On his blog Vanished World, Christian has posted striking photographs and brief descriptions of … continue reading →

Lithuania: Map of Vilnius Synagogues published

A map pinpointing the location of more than 130 synagogues, shtibls, and Jewish prayer houses that stood in Vilnius before the Holocaust has been published. Today, only two synagogues (recognizable as synagogues) still stand in the city — the Choral … continue reading →