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Purim 2022 — drinking is a part of the festivities, and (with Ukraine on our minds) we recall the 18th century wine-trader Ber Birkenthal (Ber of Bolechow) who plied his trade between Bolekhiv — now western Ukraine — and the Tokaj wine region of northern Hungary

Purim starts tonight. It’s a festival holiday in which imbibing alcohol …. plays a role. Read our Purim 2019 article, about Jews and the wine and liquor trade With Ukraine in our hearts, and on our minds, we focus today the … continue reading →

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Poland/Ukraine: Three former synagogues in SE Poland offered for use as hubs to help refugees from Ukraine

The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ) has offered three former synagogues it owns in southeast Poland for use as hubs to aid refugees from Ukraine. The synagogue building are in the towns of Zamość, Łęczna, … continue reading →

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Poland: New online photo book traces development of Krakow’s Kazimierz Jewish district from empty ghost-scape to Jewish heritage tourism attraction

A new book of photographs — available online — documents the transformation of Krakow’s old Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, from a derelict post-Holocaust ghost-scape to one of the major Jewish heritage attractions in Europe. The book, called Krakowski Kazimierz: Faces & … continue reading →

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Poland: Oświęcim Great Synagogue Memorial Park shortlisted for Major Architectural Award

The new memorial park on the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue in Oświęcim — the town is southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp —  is one of the 40 architectural sites shortlisted for the prestigious … continue reading →

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