Cemeteries

Visit the JHE Jewish Cemeteries Portal, where we draw together news, information and resources about Jewish cemeteries and gravestones, as well as information on best-practices and on preservation and documentation. If you have a question you can ask for advice on projects — through the new EJCAN European Jewish Cemetery Advisory Network.

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In addition to our frequently updated News Feed, JHE publishes longer articles. These include our regular series of "Have Your Say" personal essays and op-eds, as well as deep-dive reports, and "Spotlights" on specific sites or topics.

Each of these essays reflects personal involvement or analysis by scholars, experts, and hands-on Jewish heritage stakeholders.

We keep them in archives -- where you can read them for more in-depth insight and first-hand stories.

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Poland Update: The former synagogue in Barczewo has been officially inaugurated as a multi-purpose district cultural center, following the first stage of renovation

The former synagogue in Barczewo has been officially inaugurated as a multi-purpose district cultural center following the completion this past summer of the more than €500,000 first phase of its

jhe December 11, 2024

Call for Applications: JDC Archives 2025 Fellowships. Deadline for submissions, February 7, 2025

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications from The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC-JOINT) Archives for its 2025 fellowship program. Deadline for submission is February 7, 2025.

jhe December 11, 2024

Italy: President Sergio Mattarella was guest of honor at a ceremony celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Tempio Maggiore, Rome’s Great Synagogue

Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella joined Jewish leaders, other civic and government officials, Holocaust survivors, and local Jews as guest of honor at a crowded ceremony December 5 celebrating the 120th

jhe December 8, 2024

JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Russia: proseguono i lavori di restauro della grande sinagoga di Samara. Il progetto ha subito

jhe December 8, 2024

Long(er) reads

Have Your Say: Romanian Heritage – A Journey in Time, by Beverley-Jane Stewart’

British artist Beverley-Jane Stewart draws inspiration from the Jewish heritage of Romania, where she traces her roots. A collection of her work was shown in October at the George Apostu Art Museum in Bacău, Romania as an exhibit titled Romanian Heritage – A Journey in Time. In her personal essay, Stewart writes about her relationship with Jewish Romania, past and present, and discusses some of the individual works of art in the exhibit — we post pictures.

Click to read her essay »