We are delighted that NBC News features a lengthy profile of Jan Jagielski, longtime friend and one of the true pioneers of Jewish heritage research and documentation in Poland. Jan has received many well-deserved honors for his work. Among his … continue reading →
A new smartphone and tablet app guides visitors to Basel, Switzerland on a stroll through the city’s Jewish history, from the middle ages to the present. Called “Bâleph“, the new app will be officially launched on August 26, in both Android … continue reading →
Here is a second installment of field notes from the on-site research that is being carried out for the international “Shtetl Routes” project, a tourism itinerary through a score or more of towns in the Poland-Belarus-Ukraine border region that is under development with … continue reading →
We are pleased to post brief field notes from the on-site research that is being carried out for the international “Shtetl Routes” project, a tourism itinerary through a score or more of towns in the Poland-Belarus-Ukraine border region that is under development … continue reading →
A thoughtful article in the Financial Times by Gillian Tett asks important questions about heritage — how it is defined, and who does, and should, define and control it. The article is headlined “The Battle for British Heritage,” and Tett writes specifically … continue reading →
