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Poland: Watch volunteers organized overnight come out to paint over antisemitic graffiti at Tarnów Jewish cemetery

We feel it’s important to post this video from the Committee to Protect Jewish Heritage in Tarnów, Poland — a crowd of volunteers  organized overnight came out to paint over antisemitic graffiti that had been spray-painted on the wall of … continue reading →

Ukraine: “In Our Synagogue” – film shot in the Khust synagogue and based on a Kafka story, wins Odessa Film Festival award

A film called “In Our Synagogue” and shot in part in the synagogue in Khust, southwest Ukraine, has won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Best Short Film prize, in the National competition program, at the Odessa International Film … continue reading →

JHE in italiano — Sommario 14-19 luglio

In the Oswiecim, Poland Jewish museum, material from the Great Synagogue found during excavations in 2004

Ecco l’appuntamento settimanale con le novità dal mondo dei beniculturali ebraici in Europa. Novità importanti provenienti da Lituania, Russia, Polonia, Italia… Buona lettura!   SOMMARIO SETTIMANALE – 14-19 LUGLIO   Lituania: archeologi annunciano scoperte sensazionali sul sito della distrutta Sinagoga … continue reading →

Lithuania: Archaeologists announce sensational discoveries at site of destroyed Vilna Great Synagogue – including front section of the Bimah and important inscribed tablet honoring Vilna Jews who had moved to Eretz Israel in the 18th century

An international team of Israeli, Lithuanian and American archaeologists  who have been excavating for four years at the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue in Vilnius have announced extraordinary discoveries that reveal key elements of the building that for 300 … continue reading →

Two Grant/Fellowship opportunities — at Jewish Museum and tolerance Center in Moscow

We are pleased to share Calls for Applicants for two research programs at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow. The deadline for applications is November 10, 2019. Fellowship at Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Moscow) This fellowship is … continue reading →