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 →
Just in time for Hanukkah, the November issue of our monthly Newsletter is out. News, views, and insights from Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Romania, Norway, the UK — and more. This month: JHE at the Association of European Jewish … continue reading →
The Vanished World 2019 calendar is now available for free download. Each year the German photographer Christian Herrmann, who documents abandoned Jewish heritage sites in Eastern Europe, creates a calendar from a selection of his images and offers it as … continue reading →
A report — Jewish cemeteries of Ukraine: preliminary results of studies for 2016–2018 — summarizes the size and status of dozens of Jewish cemeteries and mass graves in Ukraine. The report, published on by the umbrella Vaad Association of … continue reading →
