It’s summertime, and a number of volunteer initiatives to clean up Jewish cemeteries in various countries have been taking place. These initiatives — one-day efforts, or “work camps” that may last two or three weeks — are sponsored by a … continue reading →
We are pleased to post brief field notes from the on-site research that is being carried out for the international “Shtetl Routes” project, a tourism itinerary through a score or more of towns in the Poland-Belarus-Ukraine border region that is under development … continue reading →
The Jewish fast day of Tisha B’av, or the Ninth of Av, was marked this week (August 4-5). It commemorates and mourns the destruction of the First and Second Temples and other tragedies that befell the Jewish people. In honor … continue reading →
“An Unfinished Memory,” an exhibit by the American photographer Jason Francisco of photographs of Jewish heritage and heritage sites in western Ukraine, has opened as a new permanent exhibition at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow. The photographs — with … continue reading →
We’re happy to forward notice of a meeting on May 18 in New York that people interested in tracing their family history in Austria, Poland and Ukraine should find of interest: The Gesher Galicia Jewish genealogy Special Interest Group’s spring … continue reading →
