In our new Jewish Cemeteries section of this web site, we have a page highlighting the way artists, poets, authors and others in the arts have been inspired by Jewish cemeteries. Adding to this list is this video interview … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Call for Papers from the online magazine Quest: Issues in Contemporary Jewish History. The Editors of the online open access journal “Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History”, published by the Fondazione Centro … continue reading →
We have posted in the past about threats to Jewish cemeteries in the United States that are similar to those in Europe: lack of resources, neglect; dwindling congregations, etc. (We posted in 2015 about an abandoned Jewish cemetery in … continue reading →
Local highschool student volunteers are cleaning up the small Jewish cemetery in Višegrad, Bosnia-Herzegovina. According to Serbian researcher Jasna Ciric, a group of students from the local Ivo Andric secondary school, along with their teacher, Divna Vasić, on Tuesday repainted … continue reading →
A foundation in Romania has launched guided tours to Jewish heritage sites in the Maramures region of northern Transylvania in northwest Romania — including the towns of Sighet, Satu Mare, Simleu Silvaniei, and Baia Mare. The region — known … continue reading →
