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The Coronavirus Emergency and Jewish Heritage – How are projects, plans, and/or institutions affected?

The Coronavirus pandemic is dangerous, real, and spreading. In addition to health concerns, restrictions put into place are affecting cultural institutions, museums, education, religious observance, business operations, entertainment and many (in some countries most) aspects of normal every-day life. We … continue reading →

Photo essay: Trees and fruit for Tu B’Shevat

Monday marks Tu B’Shevat — the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which is known as “the New Year for Trees.” It is the time of year when the earliest-blooming trees in the land of Israel start to flower.  It is the … continue reading →

Vanished World 2020 calendar available for free download

It’s that time of year again…. JHE friend Christian Herrmann has published a calendar for 2020 illustrated with his photographs of Jewish heritage sites in eastern Europe. It is mainly based on the images he exhibited in 2019 in Kyiv … continue reading →

Ukraine: Fire Guts former Great Synagogue in Illintsi. Had long been used as a carpentry workshop (UPDATE: Much of structure appears to have survived)

The former Great Synagogue in Illintsi, in southwest Ukraine, was gutted by fire this past week, according to local media and video. UPDATE: a picture posted on Facebook after the fire was extinguished showed the at least parts of the … continue reading →