MACEVA, the Lithuanian Jewish cemetery catalogue, has published a report providing an overview of its activities in 2015 — including documentation of cemeteries, digitization of photographs of headstones, cemetery clean-up workshops and other activities. Highlights include: — an international two-week … continue reading →
At long last, the restoration of the the 17th century synagogue in Slonim, Belarus will be completed, with the building set to house a museum of Jewish culture. According to the Belarusian Telegraphic Agency — which quotes information from … continue reading →
Venice this year is marking the 500th anniversary of the imposition of the Venice Ghetto — the first time ruling authorities in Europe officially confined Jews to a closed, segregated space. There’s a rich array of events to mark … continue reading →
The Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow has launched a competition asking people to send in photos on contemporary Jewish life in Poland, for inclusion in the museum’s exhibition “Traces of Memory,” which features photographs by the museum’s founder, the … continue reading →
The old matzo oven has long been one of the sites that can be visited as part of the Jewish museum in Pitigliano, an extraordinarily picturesque hill town in southern Tuscany once known as a “little Jerusalem” because … continue reading →
