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Ukraine: Crowdfunding for Great Maharsha Ostroh synagogue

Another Jewish heritage restoration project has turned to crowdfunding to raise support — current efforts that are under way by volunteers to make emergency repairs to the roof of the ruined Great Maharsha Synagogue at Ostroh, Ukraine. Built in 1627, … continue reading →

Crowd-funding for Jewish heritage projects

Crowd-funding is increasing used to finance a wide range of projects and initiatives — and Jewish heritage work is no exception. Two major Jewish heritage projects have recently launched crowd-funding efforts.   — Space of Synagogues memorial project, L’viv, Ukraine … continue reading →

International Holocaust Remembrance Day — January 27

January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945,  is marked in many countries as the international Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also dedicated. This year … continue reading →

Ukraine: Call for study program applicants

  Applications are now open for young scholars from Eastern Europe who wish to take part in the Summer School “Jewish History, Common Past and Heritage: Culture, Cities, Milieus” organized by the L’viv Center for Urban History. The four-week program is … continue reading →

Ukraine: toward a Holocaust museum in Chernivtsi?

Experts gathered in Kiev in mid-December for a first meeting to discuss plans to establish a Holocaust museum in the empty and dilapidated ceremonial hall at the vast Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi (Czernowitz), Ukraine. “The idea is to restore it and create a … continue reading →