We are delighted to see that a book about Jewish built heritage — The Carved Wooden Torah Arks of Eastern Europe by Bracha Yaniv — was named one of the finalists in the National Jewish Book Awards. The winners … continue reading →
The full report from the 9-day survey using non-invasive, ground-penetrating technology to locate Holocaust mass graves and killing sites in Rohatyn, Ukraine has been published — the 80-page report is available online. As we reported at the time, the survey, … continue reading →
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Our Newsletter for December is out and can be viewed online. This month there’s news and insight from Poland, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Bulgaria — and more. In addition there is the … continue reading →
A second roundtable of activists, Jewish representatives, NGOs, and local government officials has been held in Lviv to discuss cooperation and strategies on Jewish cultural heritage preservation and research in parts of western Ukraine. Titled “Saving Jewish Cultural Heritage” … continue reading →
The Center for Urban History in Lviv has posted an interactive online walking tour of Jewish Lviv that uses maps, photographs and archival material, video, and text to tell the story of places and people, and also to … continue reading →
