We are pleased for share this Call for Papers for a conference to take place in March 2017 Call for Papers: Museums and Their Publics at Sites of Conflicted History International conference, 13-15 March 2017 POLIN Museum of the … continue reading →
The 19th annual “Preserving Memory” awards honoring non-Jewish Poles who preserve, protect, maintain, and promote Jewish heritage in Poland were presented at a ceremony at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow on June 26. The awards were established in 1998 … continue reading →
In case our loyal readers have been wondering, we have not been posting to the Newsfeed this past week because of illness — but there is quite a backlog of news, and we hope to be back in action fairly … continue reading →
Last night — June 4-5 — was the sixth edition of the “7@Nite” or “Night of the Synagogues” in Krakow, a wonderful initiative where all seven of the synagogues in the historic Jewish district, Kazimierz, were opened to the … continue reading →
It’s summer time and the season for Jewish cemetery volunteer clean-up operations is under way — in Poland, in Ukraine, in other countries. There is a regular “clean-up Sunday” program for the vast Okopowa Street Jewish cemetery in Warsaw, … continue reading →
