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Belarus Update: Watch a webinar about the project to created a monument at the Jewish cemetery in Brest, using rescued matzevot

The Brest-Litovsk Jewish cemetery monument design. Image: Brad. J. Goldberg/Together Plan

We posted in October about the project to create a monument at the Jewish cemetery in Brest-Litovsk, using the hundreds of matzevot uprooted from the cemetery. The Together Plan (TTP),  a British NGO dedicated to Jewish community development in Belarus, … continue reading →

UK: Foundation for Jewish Heritage names Katherine Findlay its new Project Officer

(JHE) — Mazel tov to Katherine Findlay, who has been named Project Officer of the London-based Foundation for Jewish Heritage (FJH).  “The Foundation recently undertook a five year strategy review and the creation of a Project Officer position was one … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Grants starting in September 2024. European Jewish Heritage, Community Life, and Professional Development projects.

Applications are now open for funding from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe (RFHE) for European Jewish Heritage, Community Life, and Professional Development projects starting in September 2024. Click the category title to access full information and instructions on how to … continue reading →

Turkey: A new book, “A Legacy Revealed. The Izmir Collection of Ceremonial Synagogue Textiles,”  explores hundreds of pieces found in the historic synagogues of Izmir, which have been undergoing restoration for a decade

(JHE) — The character of a synagogue does not just come from its architecture, but from the interior decoration and fittings that complete it. Among the most striking of these fittings are the often richly embroidered ritual textiles used in … continue reading →