(JHE) — We have posted in the past about women’s galleries in the synagogue, mainly focusing on the architecture and physical sites. Two recent publications trace the origin of of the separation of women during prayer and the evolution of … continue reading →
We’ve made it a JHE tradition. Tonight —the night of November 9-10 — marks the 84th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish … continue reading →
Millions of Ukrainian refugees are still living outside their home country. Some have found work (both volunteer and paid) helping to clean and maintain Jewish cemeteries. Fred Chvatal, chair of the TAMUS – Tachov Archives & Museum’s Society, which carries … continue reading →
In Poland and in the Czech Republic, two significant Holocaust memorials have been unveiled in recent days. NOWY SĄCZ, POLAND, August 28 The powerful new memorial lists the names of around 12,000 Jews from Nowy Sącz and its surroundings deported by … continue reading →
So far this year, we’ve published three round-ups listing scores of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries. Here’s a fourth! (Click to see our previous listings posted in April, in May, and July.) This fourth round-up lists … continue reading →
