Ecco l’appuntamento settimanale con le novità dal mondo dei beniculturali ebraici in Europa. Novità importanti provenienti da Lituania, Ungheria, Polonia, Repubblica Ceca, Belarus, Ucraina, Olanda, Bosnia-Erzegovina… Buona lettura! SOMMARIO 21-26 LUGLIO Riassunto delle iniziative primaverili ed estive di … continue reading →
Summer is here, and even under the scorching skies of Europe’s record-breaking heat wave, the Jewish cemetery volunteer clean-up season is in full swing. There are too many initiatives and projects to note individually, so here’s a round-up of just … continue reading →
The landmark grand synagogue in Pécs, southern Hungary, marked its 150th birthday with a celebratory event that included speeches — but also song. And one of the songs, as this video of the event from the Mazsihisz Jewish umbrella federation … continue reading →
Last week we posted about efforts to clear, clean up and maintain the vast, and largely overgrown, Kozma utca Jewish cemetery in Budapest. We focused on the work of the privately funded non-profit, Friends of the Budapest Jewish Cemetery, which … continue reading →
Established in the early 1890s, the vast Jewish cemetery on Kozma utca (st.) in an outlying district of Budapest is the largest Jewish cemetery in Europe, encompassing 70 hectares; more than 300,000 people are buried there, in around 175,000 grave … continue reading →
