JHE Director Ruth Ellen Gruber was interviewed this fall by Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio, which has posted the two-part conversation online along with the full transcripts. In Part 1 Ruth discusses her early career as a foreign correspondent … continue reading →
The JW3 Jewish Community Center in London on Dec. 18 hosted a panel discussion on the Holocaust and lost cultural and urban spaces in modern Ukraine. The event was co-sponsored by JW3, the Ukrainian Institute London, and Ukrainian Jewish Encounter. … continue reading →
The ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries initiative has published online its detailed survey of Jewish cemeteries in the modern Volhyn region of Ukraine, carried out in October 2018. During the preparation of the ESJF expedition, 58 Jewish cemeteries were discovered … continue reading →
In Ashkenazi Eastern Europe the carved epitaphs and wealth of carved decoration on Jewish gravestones can be richly sculptural as well as symbolic. Unfortunately, little is known about the stone-carvers who created these memorials. We crosspost here an (updated) article … continue reading →
Exciting news to learn at Hanukkah — work is progressing on the restoration of the historic Great Synagogue in Sharhorod, Ukraine. The fortress-like synagogue, believed built in 1589 and one of the oldest in Ukraine, served as part of … continue reading →
