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Center for Jewish Art: recent activities; new book due out on Ukrainian synagogues

We are eagerly awaiting the publication, scheduled for April, of Synagogues in Ukraine: Volhynia, a new book by Drs. Sergey R. Kravtsov and Vladimir Levin of the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The announcement of the … continue reading →

Jewish Museums Today: A Collection of Essays

  A collection of essays about Jewish museums, Jewish Peoplehood and Jewish Museums, has been published by the Taube Foundation, the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education, and the UJA Federation of New York. Authors include scholars and museum professionals in … continue reading →

Synagogue Wall Paintings – Research, Preservation, Presentation: Conference & new online resource

What looks to be a significant, highly focused conference on a topic we have posted about several times takes place in Jerusalem next month. “Synagogue Wall Paintings: Research, Preservation, Presentation,”  brings together key experts from Europe, North America and Israel … continue reading →

Current & upcoming photo exhibitions on Jewish heritage sites

It seems that a growing number of photographers are focusing on Jewish heritage sites and exhibiting their photographs in museums and galleries. Jewish heritage sites have long been an inspiration to artists and photographers — and a number of photographic … continue reading →

The Dorfmans’ photo archive and Yad Vashem

Starting in 1987, American-born Israeli educators Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman roamed central and eastern Europe, documenting synagogue buildings that were abandoned,  transformed, ruined, and occasionally still used for Jewish worship —  in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, northern Italy, Greece, and the … continue reading →