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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 →

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 →

Call for participants: Free, intensive online training course July 22-Aug. 19 on developing self-guided audio tours

Calling all tour guides, tour operators, teachers, individual travellers, curators  – and other interested persons! Do you want to learn how to develop self-guided mobile audio tours? The Jewish Heritage Network (JHN), the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion … continue reading →

New books about Synagogues published in France, Italy, and Croatia

  New books about synagogues have recently been published in France, Italy, and Croatia. Each is quite different from the others, looking at synagogues, their history, and their architecture from very different perspectives — popular, scholarly, and artistic. Take a … continue reading →

Hard hit by loss of income due to COVID 19 shutdown, the Auschwitz Museum Memorial issues funding appeal. It won’t reopen fully til early July, with hygiene measures and reduced exhibits. See video.

Arbeit Macht Frei gate, Auschwitz

The Auschwitz Memorial Museum has been closed to the public since March 12 due to Coronavirus shutdown and doesn’t expect to reopen fully to the public before the beginning of July. More than 2.3 million people a year visit Auschwitz, … continue reading →