Summer is drawing to a close, but there are a number of Jewish culture festivals that mark the end of the traditional holiday season. EUROPEAN DAYS OF JEWISH CULTURE The “Big One” is the annual European Days of Jewish Culture … continue reading →
Our monthly Newsletter for July is out — catch up with what you may have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Germany, Romania, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and more… Major info includes a … continue reading →
At the beginning of May, we published a first round-up for 2023 of some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries. Here’s a second Round-up listing more than 70 actions … continue reading →
The Jewish Museum in Prague has a new director. Pavla Niklová took up the post on July 1, appointed by Museum Trustees for a five-year term. She replaces Leo Pavlat, who has retired after serving as director since 1994, when the … continue reading →
There are (and have been) many photographic exhibitions based on Jewish heritage. Photos of Jewish cemeteries are especially favourite subjects. We don’t highlight every exhibit, but we find one this summer on Jewish cemeteries in the Czech Republic particularly striking … continue reading →
