When you restore a building that has suffered or been damaged, remodeled, or transformed for other use over the years, there is always the question as to what state the building will or or should be restored to. How … continue reading →
Field Guide to Jewish Łódź — a new, richly illustrated Jewish guidebook to the city — is now available, both as an 86-page printed book and in downloadable PDF form.. Published by the Taube Center for the Renewal of … continue reading →
You will be able to live stream on YouTube the Sept. 4-5 international conference in Vilnius on the decades-long question of how to commemorate the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue of Vilna. Click here to access the YouTube page. … continue reading →
RFE/RL has posted a video mini-documentary about Yvette Merzbacher, a woman now living in Switzerland, who is on a personal crusade to save the Jewish cemeteries of Moldova, where her grandparents came from. Merzbacher founded the Living Stones Association, … continue reading →
Sunday, September 3, marks the 18th annual European Day of Jewish Culture — entailing hundreds of events and “open doors” visits to synagogues and other Jewish sites in three dozen countries around Europe. In some countries, the “Day” stretches into … continue reading →
