Recently, the Bagnówka Cemetery Restoration Project (BCRP) acquired World War II Luftwaffe Aerial Images of the Bagnówka Jewish Cemetery in Białystok, Poland from the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). These images are part of more than 1.25 million … continue reading →
The town of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, in northern Portugal near the border with Spain, expects to open in April a long-planned Jewish interpretive center, to highlight local Jewish history but also in hopes of drawing tourists. Dr. Ephraim Bueno … continue reading →
Synagogues the world over are filled with Hebrew inscriptions, on their walls, over the ark, on the bimah, over the doorway, as part of ritual objects… But many — if not most — people who visit synagogues may not know … continue reading →
A new audio guide to the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Plymouth, England is being prepared by the Ripple Theatre, a theatre collective that over the past several years has already created several audio productions about that cemetery — the … continue reading →
In our new Have Your Say personal essay, American historian Robert Levitt writes how while working in the archives of the Alpes-Maritimes in Nice, France, sorting Holocaust-era documents related to a 20th century politician in Vichy France, he ran across … continue reading →
