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Italy: Italy’s most important tourism organization publishes a guidebook to Jewish Italy. Limited in scope, it includes QR codes to link to more information

There’s a new resource for travelers wanting to explore Jewish heritage in Italy — a guidebook published by the Touring Club Italiano (TCI), Italy’s most important tourism organization, famed for its series of  guidebooks, maps, and other tourism aids. Published … continue reading →

UK: A civic group is working to restore the memory of a 1,000-year-old Jewish cemetery under London’s Barbican estate that has lain all but forgotten since the 13th century

A civic group is working to restore the memory of a 1,000-year-old Jewish cemetery in London that has lain all but forgotten since the 13th century and is now buried under the sprawling Barbican residential estate and arts centre. Activities … continue reading →

Ukraine: Videos of the conference “Expanding Boundaries: Jewish Artistic Heritage of Ukraine,” organized by the Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies, which was held in July.

We are delighted to share the videos of the conference “Expanding Boundaries: Jewish Artistic Heritage of Ukraine,” organized by the Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies, which was held this past July. It was a hybrid conference, with some participants in … continue reading →

Poland: Mazel tov to Prof. Marcin Wodziński, recipient of a prestigious Foundation for Polish Science Award for 2024

Marcin Wodziński at the old Jewish cemetery in Wroclaw, now run as a museum of funerary art

Mazel tov to JHE friend Prof. Marcin Wodziński, recipient of a prestigious 2024 Foundation for Polish Science  (FNP) Award, considered the most important scientific distinction in Poland. Wodziński, who heads the Taube Department of Jewish Studies at the University of … continue reading →