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Mattan Segev-Frank, a genealogist and historian, is a man with a mission. Photo courtesy of Mattan and taken by Yael Zur.
Mattan Segev-Frank is a man with a mission. And while he has singlehandedly already begun making an impact, he knows that the issues he is concerned about are much larger than any single person. They require governments and international authorities to take decisive steps.
Auction house suspends sale of 19th-century Jewish burial records
A bound memorial register of Jewish burials in the city between 1836 and 1899 was one of 17 documents offered for, and then withdrawn from sale, at Kestenbaum & Co., a Brooklyn auction house that specializes in Judaica.
by Catherine Hickley
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Under Nazi rule in 1944, some 18,000 Jews were deported in six trains from the city of Cluj-Napoca in modern-day Romania to the death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. They nearly all perished. Jewish homes, offices, archives and synagogues in Cluj were ransacked and possessions were looted, including books and historical records, leaving behind scant trace of a once-vibrant, mainly Hungarian-speaking community.
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Guston, a new book about her father’s life and work, Musa Mayer reflects on the controversial postponement of a major Guston retrospective at four museums. She maintains the institutions pushed back the show out of fear, and that it was a mistake. The “paintings are essentially about white culpability the culpability of all of us, including himself,” Mayer says. “That is why he referred to some of them as self-portraits. He wasn’t just pointing the finger at others, he was pointing it at himself. What hope is there if artists cannot examine theirselves?” (
Brexit Means College Fees for EU Students Could Increase – Tuition fees for students from the European Union who wish to study in the UK will increase following Brexit. Beginning September 2021, EU students will have to pay the international student tuition for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Institutions are planning scholarships to help EU students offset costs, but they are likely to encoun
Romanian Jews say ledger, covering history of Orthodox community in city of Cluj for 50 years from 1836, went missing during WWII; restitution society also urged lot be withdrawn
Polish ruling on Holocaust libel case causes profound concern among Jewish groups heritagefl.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heritagefl.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.