Welcome back! With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in some countries, Jewish museums and other Jewish heritage sites are also beginning to reopen, with social distancing and other hygienic measures in place. Many events are still cancelled or postponed — … continue reading →
A fascinating, and quite moving, online exhibit allows you to “visit” pre-war cities, towns, and shtetls in half a dozen countries through maps of them drawn from memory after the Shoah. Called “Atlas of Memory Maps,” the exhibit is mounted … continue reading →
With on-site work on hold due to the coronavirus crisis, the foundation creating the Lost Shtetl Museum and memorial complex in the Lithuanian town of Šeduva has reached out to the local community with a €15,000 donation for the emergency … continue reading →
A new online book offers a detailed documentation of the historic (and only surviving) Jewish cemetery in Alytus, Lithuania, with a brief history of the Jewish community, a map of the cemetery, and photographs and translations of the 99 stones … continue reading →
The Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter for March is now out. The focus this month is The Coronavirus and Jewish Heritage. We link to our post about how the pandemic crisis is affecting Jewish institutions and projects, and also to our … continue reading →
