The current issue of the online Jewish studies journal Quest includes a detailed article by Ilia Rodov on the paintings of Jerusalem and elsewhere in the Holy Land dating from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century that are found in the richly … continue reading →
Happy 2014 (and, of course, beyond…) from Jewish Heritage Europe! Thanks for your involvement, interest and support! If you haven’t already done so — please subscribe to our news feed to get our regular posts delivered to your inbox. … continue reading →
Following our previous post — here’s Dr. Samuel D. Gruber’s second “Lost Shul” lecture, Nov. 10, in Burlington VT, on synagogue painting in Eastern European Jewish tradition. (We also added this to our original post Dec. 10). ShareTweetSharePin
Dr. Samuel D. Gruber spoke in Burlington, Vermont on Nov. 9 and 10 about the town’s “Lost Shul Mural” — a complex, brightly color mural, painted in 1910 by the Lithuanian immigrant Ben Zion Black, that once adorned the … continue reading →
With Jewish genealogy a growth industry, and travel to eastern European eased, more and more people are “returning” (actually going for the first time) to the shtetls that their ancestors were often happy — or forced — to leave. The … continue reading →
