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Belarus: Digital (and Virtual Reality) reconstruction of the wooden Great Synagogue of Wolpa is launched by the Belarusian Jewish Cultural Heritage Center

Start page of the self-guided virtual tour of the Wolpa Great Synagogue

The Belarusian Jewish Cultural Heritage Center (BJCH) has created  a virtual reconstruction of the Great Synagogue in Wolpa, an elaborate wooden structure believed to have dated from the first half of the 18th century, which — like hundreds of other … continue reading →

Call for Participants UPDATE: Changed dates for the “History, Memory and Responsibility” Seminar for Journalists at the Auschwitz Memorial Museum. Oct. 7-10

Arbeit Macht Frei gate, Auschwitz

This is an UPDATED call for participants for “History, Memory and Responsibility,” an English-language seminar for journalists to be held at the Auschwitz Memorial Museum and in the town of Oświęcim (outside of which the Auschwitz camp was built). The … continue reading →

Our JHE Summer Newsletter is out — catch up with what you may have missed over the past few weeks.

Shabbat candles in the historic Great Synagogue in Botosani, Romania

Our Summer Newsletter is out! Catch up with what you may have missed over the past few weeks. Despite the record heat (and despite the wars and ominous world situation), a lot is going on in the Jewish heritage world … continue reading →

Poland: A new Holocaust memorial by the artist Janusz Marciniak combines land art and commemoration.

Aerial view of the new Holocaust memorial at the Jewish cemetery in Oborniki Photo: Janusz Marciniak

(JHE) — A new Holocaust memorial in Poland by the artist Janusz Marciniak is a subtle combination of land art and commemoration. Dedicated with a ceremony last week, it is located at the site of the destroyed Jewish cemetery in … continue reading →

Poland: Krzysztof Bielawski’s important book “The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland” is published in English! (… and we post the Foreword by JHE’s Ruth Ellen Gruber)

JHE friend Krzysztof Bielawski’s important book, The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland, is about to come out in English, published by Academic Studies Press — and you can already pre-order it via amazon and other platforms. Krzysztof  is a … continue reading →