The European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) has published as online books its surveys of Jewish cemeteries in Poland and Slovakia. The books are published in the ISSUU format and are searchable and sharable. Both cover extant cemeteries and destroyed cemetery … continue reading →
The Jewish holiday of Sukkoth, the “festival of booths,” starts tonight and lasts a week. It is both a harvest festival and a commemoration of the years Jews spent wandering in the desert in Biblical times. Jews traditionally build temporary … continue reading →
The founders of the Brama Zuckerman Foundation – Karolina and Piotr Jakowenko, will present the Foundation’s activities. The event will focus on their newest historical project: Ghetto Fighters’ House in Bedzin. The meeting will be led by Menachem Z. … continue reading →
Work has begun on the renovation of the pre-burial house at the Jewish cemetery in Pszczyna. Built in 1888 and designed by the local builder Ernst Betz, the low, red brick building with an arched entrance between round windows, is … continue reading →
We are pleased to share the Call for Participants for the 2025 “History, Memory and Responsibility” English-language seminar for journalists at the Auschwitz Memorial, . It will take place from 27 to 30 October 2025. Deadline for applications is Sept. … continue reading →
