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European Day of Jewish Culture Sept. 4

  Next Sunday marks the annual European Day of Jewish Culture — a continent-wide celebration that encompasses a wide variety of events in more than two dozen countries. This year the unifying general theme is “Jewish Languages.” The EDJC has … continue reading →

Slovakia: Clean-up at Jewish cemetery Levoča (& video)

    The Jewish cemetery in the historic town of Levoča, Slovakia has been cleaned up thanks to the initiative of a local  Catholic youth organization, Spoločenstvo Pavol (SP),  a member  of the Slovak Association of Christian Youth Movements (ZKSM). SP … continue reading →

Last minute call! Study tour in Poland for Israeli guides/educators

Attention Israeli readers! You still have a couple days to apply for participation in a Study Tour for Israeli Tour Guides and Educators — the focus is Jewish heritage and history in the Lublin region and neighboring areas of southeast … continue reading →

Synagogue Wall Paintings – Research, Preservation, Presentation: Conference & new online resource

What looks to be a significant, highly focused conference on a topic we have posted about several times takes place in Jerusalem next month. “Synagogue Wall Paintings: Research, Preservation, Presentation,”  brings together key experts from Europe, North America and Israel … continue reading →