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Call for Papers: “Jewish Country Houses and the Holocaust in History and Memory” conference

We are pleased to share the CfP for this conference. Deadline for submissions is October 20: Jewish Country Houses and the Holocaust In History and Memory Brno, Czech Republic May 10th – 12th, 2023 Convened by Dr Jaclyn Granick (Cardiff), Professor … continue reading →

Germany: Major restoration is under way at the monumental Augsburg synagogue, with the state covering half the estimated €26 million costs. Work should be completed in 2028.

Large-scale renovation work set to last six years is under way at the monumental synagogue on Halderstraße in Augsburg, with the German government covering half of the estimated €26 million costs. Work officially started at the end of July, and the … continue reading →

Jewish cemetery clean-ups: Fourth 2022 Round-up. Nearly 4 dozen initiatives in 10 countries

Oswiecim Jewish cemetery

So far this year, we’ve published three round-ups listing scores of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries. Here’s a fourth!  (Click to see our previous listings posted in April, in May, and July.) This fourth round-up lists … continue reading →

Austria: Mazel tov to the Jewish Museum Hohenems — recipient of the 2022 Austrian Museum Prize!

Participants in the 2013 conference of the Association of European Jewish Museums outside the Jewish Museum in Hohenems. Photo courtesy of the AEJM ©Dietmar Walser

(JHE) — Mazel tov to the Jewish Museum Hohenems, which has received the Austrian Museum Prize 2022! The €20,000 prize is awarded annually by the Museum Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sports (BMKÖS) for … continue reading →