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Vanished World 2021 Calendar For Free Download

Posted on by under Belarus, Media

Considering the past year, I assume we all deserve a small gift. I would like to give a gift to all who followed my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present. A calendar for 2021 with some of my photos is now available for free download. In solidarity with the brave Belarusians who fight a terrorist dictatorship, I was using exclusively photo motifs from Belarus for this year’s calendar. They were taken in spring 2019 – a time when traveling was still possible and nobody thought of a pandemic to come. The images may remind us how much Belarus is part of a European and global culture.

Vanished World calendar 2021
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Vanished World 2020 Calendar For Free Download

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It’s already December and with all its holidays this month is for many of us a time of gifts. I would like to give a present to all who accompanied my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present – either in person or by following my experiences through the Vanished World blog or social media. A calendar for 2020 with some of my photos is now available for free download. It is mainly based on the images I exhibited in 2019 in Kyiv and Cologne. Some were taken in Ukraine – Galicia and Podolia – others in Belarus. You may produce the calendar on your own printer or at an on-line shop of your choice. Enjoy and have a great 2020!

Vanished World calendar 2020
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Vanished World 2019 Calendar For Free Download

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December is coming closer and with all its holidays it’s for many of us a time of gifts. I would like to give a present to all who accompanied my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present – either in person or by following my experiences through the Vanished World blog or social media. To me, 2018 was an exceptional year – I published a photo book, visited Hungary for the first time and guided a tour through Ukraine and Moldova in spring. A calendar for 2019 with some of my photos reflecting all these events is now available for free download. You may produce it on your own printer or at an on-line shop of your choice. Enjoy and have a great 2019!

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Media coverage of my new book, an award and more exhibitions

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A lot happened since my last post in July. On 4 September, my new book “In Fading Light. Traces of Jewish Life in the East of Europe” was released. Since then, the book was kindly recepted by the media. And there was more: On 2 September, I was awarded with a “Key to the City” in Lviv. Bookstore and gallery Böttger exhibits a selection of my photos in Bonn and there are plans for a bigger exhibition in Augsburg.

Cover “In Fading Light”
In Fading Light
In Fading Light
Jüdische Allgemeine, print edition
Screenshot “NDR”
Screenshot “Der Spiegel”
“Key to the City”, photo: Jay Osborn

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Vanished World 2018 Calendar For Free Download

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December is coming closer and with all its holidays it’s for many of us a time of gifts. I would like to give a present to all who accompanied my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present – either in person or by following my experiences through the Vanished World blog or social media. A calendar for 2018 with some of my photos is available now for free download, consisting of photos from Jewish heritage sites in Ukraine, Moldova and Poland. You may produce it on your own printer or at an on-line shop of your choice. Enjoy and have a great 2018!

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Working on a new Book

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Because I have not published anything on Vanished World since July, there were already worried inquiries whether I’m fine. Yes, I’m fine and I’m working on a new photo book on Eastern Europe’s remaining Jewish heritage – mainly consisting of images from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Poland. The result of countless trips. Have a first look in!

Alexandreni Jewish cemetery, Moldova
Bălţi Jewish cemetery, Moldova
Berezhany Jewish cemetery, Ukraine
Bibrka synagogue, Ukraine
Botoșani synagogue, Romania
Bratslav synagogue, Ukraine
Busk synagogue, Ukraine
Chernivtsi Jewish cemetery, Ukraine
Chernivtsi Temple Synagogue, Ukraine
Chişinău Jewish cemetery, Moldova
Chişinău Jewish cemetery, Moldova
Chişinău Jewish cemetery, Moldova
Chortkiv New Synagogue, Ukraine
Chernivtsi Jewish cemetery, Ukraine
Horodenka synagogue, Ukraine
Itcani Jewish cemetery, Romania
Karczew Jewish cemetery, Poland
Krakow Jewish cemetery next to Remuh Synagogue, Poland
Płaszów concentration camp site, Poland
Lutsk synagogue, Ukraine
Trace of a mezuzah in Lviv, Ukraine
Mărculeşti Jewish cemetery, Moldova
Orhei Jewish cemetery, Moldova
Pidhaitsi Jewish quarter, Ukraine
Trace of a mezuzah in Pidhaitsi, Ukraine
Pidhaitsi synagogue, Ukraine
Probizhna synagogue, Ukraine
Raşcov synagogue, “Transnistria” in Moldova
Rezina Jewish cemetery, Moldova
Mass grave site in Rohatyn, Ukraine
Rozdil synagogue, Ukraine
Soroca synagogue, Moldova
Staryi Sambir Jewish cemetery, Ukraine
Stryi synagogue, Ukraine
Stryi, former Jewish quarter, Ukraine
Trace of a mezuzah in Stryi, former Jewish quarter, Ukraine
Stryi, former Jewish cemetery, Ukraine
Former Jewish shop in Tirgul Vertiujeni, Moldova
Memorial for the murdered Jews of Trochenbrod, Ukraine
Bródno Jewish cemetery in Warsaw, Poland
Trace of a mezuzah in Warsaw, Poland
Zguriţa Jewish cemetery, Moldova

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Vanished World 2017 Calendar For Free Download

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Hanukkah and Christmas are coming closer – a time of gifts in which I would like to give a present to all who accompanied my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present. A calendar for 2017 with some of my photos is out now for free download. You may produce it on your own printer or at an on-line store of your choice. The calendar consits of photos from Jewish heritage sites in Ukraine, Moldova, Poland and Romania. Enjoy and have a great 2017!

Vadul-Raşcov Jewish cemetery, Bessarabia
Brodno Jewish cemetery, Warsaw
Olesko synagogue, Galicia
Mărculeşti Jewish cemetery, Bessarabia
Rezina Jewish cemetery, Bessarabia
Vadul-Raşcov Jewish cemetery, Bessarabia
Belz Jewish cemetery, Galicia
Zhovkva synagogue, Galicia
Botoșani synagogue, Romania
Chernivtsi (Czernowitz) Jewish cemetery, Bukovina
Bratslav synagogue, Podolia
Lviv, Galicia
Trochenbrod, Volhynia

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Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty reports on Jewish cemeteries in Moldova

Posted on by under Bessarabia, Jewish Cemeteries, Media

The Moldovan edition of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty broadcasted a documentary about Jewish cemeteries in the country. Represented are the cemeteries in Chisinau, Orhei and Vadul-Rashcov. They are outstanding witnesses of Jewish heritage in Moldova. Hopefully this will contribute to raise awareness of public, politics and administrations towards these cemeteries and their worthiness of protection. I am grateful to have been interviewed by editor Eugenia Pogor and for the chance to express my view of the significance of these places for all of us.

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