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International Survey of Jewish Monuments (founded 1977)

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ISJM and Partners Launch Worldwide Holocaust Memorial Monument Database

Hannah Weisman named Executive Director of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

ISJM Presents Program at Chicago Loop Synagogue

ISJM Urges Jewish Studies Scholars to Sign Letter to Safeguard Historic Hartford Mortuary Chapel

New Book on Jacob Landau’s Stunning Stained Glass Windows “The Prophetic Quest”

New Holocaust memorial in Gorlice, Poland uses rescued matzevot — with translation of their epitaphs

Estonia Announces Plans to Develop Tallinn Old Jewish Cemetery as Memorial Park

New and Continuing Efforts to Preserve Jewish Sites in Izmir

Death of Maria Piechotka in Warsaw at Age 100

Lithuania: archaeologists uncover pre-WW2 shulhoyf in Pakruojis near recently restored wooden synagogue

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Hannah Weisman named Executive Director of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

samuelgruber November 27, 2022

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (The Magnes) and the Division of the Arts & Humanities at UC Berkeley have announced the appointment of Hannah Weisman as its … Read More

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ISJM Urges Jewish Studies Scholars to Sign Letter to Safeguard Historic Hartford Mortuary Chapel

samuelgruber December 15, 2021

ISJM has been following the situation in Hartford this year, where the congregation of the venerable Temple Israel, located in West Hartford since the 1930s, has been pushing plans to … Read More

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Death of Maria Piechotka in Warsaw at Age 100

samuelgruber November 28, 2020

She was co-author of Wooden Synagogues and many other important works on Polish Jewish art and architecture. From ISJM president Sam Gruber: I am very sad to learn of the … Read More

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Pittsburgh’s Former B’nai Israel Likely to Become Apartments & Public Space

samuelgruber June 28, 2020

ISJM recently learned from an article by Sandra Tolliver on the website What’s NEXT for pittsburgh? that a plan is afoot to adapt the former B’nai Israel Synagogue in Garfield … Read More

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RSS Samuel Gruber’s Jewish Art & Monuments

  • Rome's First Holocaust Monument (by Angelo Di Castro) and the Verano Cemetery April 8, 2025
  • Livorno's Post-World War II Synagogue Expresses Cultural Continuity, but an Architectural Break From the Past March 12, 2025
  • A Return to Pitigliano, the "Little Jerusalem" Between Rome and Florence February 8, 2025
  • USA: Hurricane Beryl Blasts Historic Baytown, Texas Synagogue July 11, 2024
  • Rome: Holocaust (and other) Reminders Are Often Best When Unexpected July 9, 2024

RSS Jewish Heritage Europe

  • Netherlands: The 15th edition of the Open Jewish Houses – Houses of Resistance program. Learning and commemorating in the places where history happened. April 23, 2026
  • UK: The Willesden Jewish Cemetery has been included on the roster of Significant Cemeteries recognized by the Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe (ASCE). It’s a process, but we encourage other Jewish cemeteries to apply April 22, 2026
  • France: Synagogue in Phalsbourg chosen as one of 18 iconic but endangered French heritage sites to benefit from the annual Heritage Lottery April 20, 2026
  • JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale April 19, 2026
  • Poland: The Matzevah Foundation is winding down activities and ceasing direct field work April 16, 2026
  • The JHE Newsletter for April is out — catch up on what you might have missed April 14, 2026
  • Yom haShoah 2026: Naming names, and an update on the growing Holocaust Memorial Monuments Database April 13, 2026
  • Call for Papers: Biennial conference of the Future for Religious Heritage Network. Submission deadline is May 15 April 13, 2026
  • JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale April 12, 2026
  • Sweden: Swedish Jewish Museum exhibit tells the story of its premises – the oldest preserved synagogue in Stockholm April 10, 2026

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Venosa, Italy. Jewish Catacombs

Venosa, Italy. Jewish catacombs Photo: Samuel Gruber/ISJM 2019
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