A temporary exhibit at Italy’s National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara uses archival photographs, documents, and correspondence to “rethink” Italy’s Jewish heritage and show how it is an integral part of the country’s landscape and ... continue reading →
The exhibition “Painted Prayers” presents the murals in synagogues of the Ukrainian Bukovina and addresses the threat and destruction of cultural assets by the war. It also documents German-Ukrainian cooperation in the preservation of Jewish cultural heritage in Ukraine. There ... continue reading →
The exhibition is dedicated to the -- destroyed -- monumental synagogues built mostly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, in a variety of styles ranging from Neo-Gothic to Moorish. The exhibition draws attention to the scale of destruction of ... continue reading →
A current exhibition at the Swedish Jewish Museum tells the story of its premises — Stockholm’s oldest preserved synagogue building.
“Synagogues of Middle Europe” - an exhibition by Pittsburgh-based photographer David Aschkenas featuring photos of synagogues in several European countries. There will be an opening reception January 12 at 6 pm. Click here to register
CEU Prof. Carsten Wilke is the keynote speaker at a webinar launching the Thrive website and project, which focuses on intangible Jewish heritage. The webinar will explore the concept of intangible heritage and introduce a new digital space where everyone ... continue reading →
In this online lecture -- part of a series celebrating YIVO's the 101st anniversary -- YIVO Visiting Research Historian Samuel Kassow will explore the “real shtetl” and the “imagined shtetl,” which both formed an integral part of Eastern European Jewish ... continue reading →
The digital archive includes oral histories, essays, poems, stories and photos from over 50 members of the Cork diaspora and their descendants, as well as Cork locals who remember their Jewish neighbours from the 1880s onwards. The archive includes material ... continue reading →
Restore an Abandoned Jewish Cemetery, Perform a Mitzvah! Jeffrey Miller has initiated and led the effort to raise funds to help in restoring the Nowogród Jewish Cemetery, and collaborated with others on helping to do the same for other Jewish ... continue reading →
March 8 is International Women's Day -- on the occasion, the Willesden Jewish Cemetery in London offers a guided walking tour to celebrate some of the women buried there. Many Jewish women made significant cultural and social impact across a ... continue reading →
