This is a bit off-topic for this newsfeed and web site, but we would like to signal the latest news of what promises to be a fascinating movie that should be of interest to our readers — “The Monuments Men” … continue reading →
Mazel tov to Lesley L. Weiss, whom President Obama has appointed as the new Chair of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. She succeeds Warren L. Miller, who steps down after 12 years in the post: Miller … continue reading →
The Deane Road Jewish cemetery in Liverpool, whose fullscale restoration has been funded in part by a nearly £500,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, will be at the center of a one-day conference on heritage restoration, to be held Feb. 27, … continue reading →
Spain’s Sephardic Museum, in Toledo, attracted more visitors than any other state-run museum in 2012, according to a report released by the Culture Ministry last week. The museum, housed in the historic Transito synagogue was visited by 295,889 people during … continue reading →
This is a crosspost from Samuel Gruber’s Jewish Arts and Monuments blog Greece: Ioannina Jewish Cemetery Designated Protected Historic Site by Samuel D. Gruber (n.b. this article contains information provided by Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos,President, Association of Friends of Greek Jewry and the … continue reading →
