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Czech Republic: Tachov TAMUS 2020 annual report highlights Jewish cemetery documentation — and guestbooks

(JHE) — 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 latest Annual Report showing the scope of its activities in 2020 — mostly … continue reading →

Sweden: we highlight an important upcoming seminar on a little-studied topic — synagogue architecture in Sweden and other Nordic countries

There are many online conferences and events these pandemic days — but this one looks especially interesting, providing insight and context to a topic that is largely little known: Synagogue architecture in Sweden (and other Nordic countries).  The Symposium on … continue reading →

Romania-Ukraine: Sighetul Marmatiei (Sighet) and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine share nearly €260,000 EU grant to promote cross-border Jewish heritage tourism

(JHE) — The towns of Sighetul Marmatiei (Sighet) Romania and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine are sharing an EU grant to rehabilitate selected Jewish heritage sites and promote cross-border Jewish heritage-themed tourism. The EU’s 2014-2020 Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENI Cross-border Cooperation Program announced in January it … continue reading →