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Czech Republic: The NGO Tachov TAMUS reports on 2019 activities, including documentation and cataloguing of Czech Jewish cemeteries

The Tachov Archives and Museum Society (TAMUS), a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving Jewish cemeteries and other sites, has released its Annual Report showing the scope of its activities in 2019, ranging from on-site cemetery work … continue reading →

European Heritage Label awarded to three sites with Jewish heritage and/or Holocaust dimensions

Several places that are related to or encompass Jewish heritage sites (and/or the Holocaust) have recently been recognized with the European Commission’s “European Heritage Label.”  Starting in 2013, the Label, according to the EC, has been awarded each year to … continue reading →

Lithuania: The Šeduva Jewish Memorial Foundation donates €15,000 for Covid-19 emergency supplies, with on-site work on Lost Shtetl museum on hold because of the crisis

With on-site work on hold due to the coronavirus crisis, the foundation creating the Lost Shtetl Museum and memorial complex in the Lithuanian town of Šeduva has reached out to the local community with a €15,000 donation for the emergency … continue reading →

UK: Rich new online resource — a detailed interactive Memory Map of London’s Jewish East End

A rich new interactive digital resource provides detailed audio, video, and text information about the life and history of London’s East End — the city’s historic Jewish immigrant neighborhood. It’s a fascinating new resource to explore, at a time when … continue reading →

JHE Lon(ger) Read: Ecuador – (European) Jewish Heritage in “an Unknown Country”

In this JHE “Long(er) Read” we’re taking you somewhat off geographical topic…..to Latin America. JHE Contributor Michele Migliori recently spent a month in Ecuador, where he took time to visit and report on the Andean country’s Jewish cemeteries, which bear … continue reading →