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Serbia Update: New multimedia systems for visitors unveiled in the stunning art nouveau synagogue in Subotica, which marked its 120th anniversary this year

New multimedia infrastructure for tourists and other visitors has been installed in the beautiful Art Nouveau synagogue in Subotica, in a move officials said marked the final,  full completion of the years-long process of restoring the building. At an event … continue reading →

Romania: With stunning virtual tours, a new portal digitally opens the doors to beautiful synagogues in five towns in western Romania

A new online portal opens the doors to eight ornate synagogues and the Jewish experience in five towns  and cities in western Romania: Reșița, Caransebeș, Lugoj, Timișoara, and Arad. The portal, “Stories of the Synagogues,” includes stunning 3D digital tours … continue reading →

Poland: Oshpitzin Jewish Museum in Oświęcim launches online digital catalogue of all of its holdings

The Oshpitzin Jewish Museum in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland were the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp, has launched a digital catalogue of its collection that makes information about its thousands of items available online.  The museum — … continue reading →

Ireland: New audio guide for Ireland’s historic Ballybough Jewish cemetery, founded in Dublin in 1718. For on-site visitors and armchair travellers alike

The Dublin City Council has released a 40-minute audio guide to the more than 300-year-old Ballybough Jewish Cemetery as part of a series of audio guides to Dublin’s historic graveyards. Though its last burial was in 1958, Ballybough — established in … continue reading →

Italy: In Venice a new Smartphone App teaches Holocaust history via Augmented Reality and Stolpersteine

(JHE) — A new smartphone and tablet app teaches Holocaust history in Venice by using Augmented Reality to tell the stories of the people commemorated by Stolpersteine – Stumbling Stones – memorials and at other memorial sites around the city. … continue reading →