A new online (and paper) resource focuses on the Jewish heritage of Puglia (Apulia) — the region on the heel of the Italian boot, where Jews lived from ancient times until their expulsion in the 16th century. Only a handful … continue reading →
The full indexed catalog of the burials in the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Suceava, in the Bukovina region of northern Romania, is now online, on the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina (JGB) web site. The cemetery is one of the … continue reading →
Readers often ask how and when they can help restore or clean up a Jewish cemetery, so we are pleased to share this call for applications for a 10 day travel and study trip in Poland that will allow participants … continue reading →
We posted a couple of weeks ago — sight unseen — about the painstaking (and impressive) restoration of the long-derelict synagogue in Budyně nad Ohří, a small town around 50 km north of Prague, near the Terezin Memorial. The restoration … continue reading →
Learn about the Jewish heritage in the Bas Rhin Department of Alsace, France, with new, easily consultable resources on the web pages of the Bas Rhin Jewish Consistory’s Culture and Heritage section — which manages more than 45 cemeteries and … continue reading →
