The laser documentation of the Beth Sholom synagogue, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is taking place in the U.S.A., but the process described could be useful and interesting to preservationists in Europe, where detailed digital documentation may provide an alternative … continue reading →
An AP article focuses attention on the troubled present and uncertain future of the historic Beit Haim Jewish cemetery on the Caribbean island of Curacao, one of the most important Jewish heritage sites in the Americas. The story told … continue reading →
The New York-based YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw (MHPJ) have announced a multi-level partnership agreement. According to the Oct. 22 news release, the agreement is the first of its kind for … continue reading →
The archives of the New York-based Leo Baeck Institute (now part of the Center for Jewish History) will be going online as of Oct. 16 as a portal called DigiBaeck. This will represent an unprecedented resource of digitally accessible primary … continue reading →
This is a cross post from Samuel D. Gruber’s Jewish arts and monuments blog, reflecting on the life and work of Texas Jewish history expert Donald Lee Teter, who died in Houston, Texas on January 26, 2012, at 86. It is important … continue reading →
