The Education Department of the Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw has launched a new degree program, ‘Animacja społeczna – judaizm i kultura żydowska na ziemiach polskich’ (Social animation — Judaism and Jewish culture in Polish lands), whose aim is to prepare students … continue reading →
Virtual Shtetl has reported that the first stage of the documentation of hundreds of matzevot (gravestones) that were discovered in 2011 near the town of Wronki has concluded. Seven hundred and forty headstones or their fragments have been photographed, and … continue reading →
We find it fascinating to look at how artists and writers have been inspired by the power of place and imagery of Jewish heritage sites over the centuries. The examples are legion. The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague became the … continue reading →
An appeal has been launched to raise funds for the step by step restoration of the two Jewish cemeteries in Dukla, Poland. Robert Szczepanik, who lives in Dukla, reports that the two Jewish cemeteries in Dukla are in … continue reading →
May 18 is International Museum Day, an annual event established in 1977 by the International Council of Museums. In 2012, 32,000 museums from 129 countries on five continents took part — and this year the numbers are expected to be much … continue reading →
