Simchat Torah — Rejoicing in the Torah, the Jewish festival that celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings (and beginning of the new cycle), falls on Monday-Tuesday. To mark the occasion, here are some images of the Aron ha Kodesh, or … continue reading →
Continuing our series on synagogues that were dedicated at Rosh Hashana … we’ve posted recently about the monumental Great Synagogue in Plzen (Pilsen), Czech Republic, which is about to undergo extensive renovation. But we can’t resist posting the new … continue reading →
Jewish gravestones are personalized in specific ways: through names and dates; through epitaphs; through symbolic carved imagery; through, sometimes, family history timelines. From the latter part of the 19th century, gravestones in a number of Jewish cemeteries also (as was … continue reading →
A ceremony Thursday (Sept. 20) unveiled a memorial at the destroyed Jewish cemetery and officially inaugurated a new, multi-cultural heritage trail in the small town of Gostynin, in central Poland. The new memorial includes a metal cage containing fragments of … continue reading →
Do you want to promote local, regional, or national Jewish heritage tourism? Our friends at the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) are seeking institutions and associations interested in participating in the new AEPJ … continue reading →
