Today, April 19, marks the 81st anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Ghetto, as well as the Uprising and its fighters, are commemorated in various places on-site and elsewhere — the main memorial is the grand … continue reading →
Want to volunteer this summer to help clean up a Jewish cemetery in Poland? The Matzevah Foundation (TMF) has announced its cemetery clean-up projects for this summer. There are doing some together with other organisations, but there are two where … continue reading →
Following an extensive restoration, the former 17th century synagogue in Chęciny reopened at the end of February as a Center for Jewish Remembrance and Culture, whose aim is to teach “tolerance and respect for other religions and cultures.” The Center … continue reading →
The JHE Monthly Newsletter for March is out today. Catch up with what you might have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Germany, Czech Republic, Belarus, the UK, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Italy, Hungary, and more … continue reading →
Poland’s Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz has dismissed Monika Krawczyk as Director of the Jewish Historical Institute (ZIH) and appointed Dr. Michał Trębacz as Acting Director. An announcement on the Ministry’s web site March 19 said the … continue reading →
