The Friends of Jewish Heritage in Poland organization presents its second annual Distinguished Service Awards to: Piotr Puchta, former CEO of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ) and Natalia Romik -- archirect, scholar, activist, museum ... continue reading →
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 →
The exhibition titled "Houses of Eternity" from the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, devoted to the tradition and history of Jewish cemeteries. Taking into account the current state of preservation of most Jewish cemeteries and matzevot, it tries to answer ... continue reading →
The opening of the exhibition 100+ German Synagogues, based on the new book by Alex Jakobowicz.. The exhibition “100 + Synagogues in Germany”presents prayer houses preserved for centuries, synagogues that have found new meanings and yet preserve their history, and ... continue reading →
The exhibition 100+ Synagogues in Germany, based on the new book by Alex Jakobowicz.. The exhibition presents prayer houses preserved for centuries, synagogues that have found new meanings and yet preserve their history, and new buildings built by the re-emerging ... continue reading →
Traveling exhibit of photographs of historic mikvaot by Peter Seidel. It was first presented in 2010 at the Jewish Museum in Hohenems.
