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.

CORONAVIRUS - COVID-19 EMERGENCY

We are compiling and listing information on what impact the emergency is having on Jewish heritage projects and institutions — and how such institutions and projects are coping.

Closures? Cancellations? Postponements? Expanded access to online resources?

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In addition to our frequently updated News Feed, JHE publishes longer articles -- including our regular series of "Have Your Say" personal essays and op-eds.

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

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JHE in italiano” Sommario 30 marzo – 3 aprile

Ecco il sommario settimanale in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici in Europa. Ungheria: speranza per la restaurazione della sinagoga di Kővágóörs, da tempo

jhe April 5, 2020

UK: Rich new online resource — a detailed interactive Memory Map of London’s Jewish East End

A rich new interactive digital resource provides detailed audio, video, and text information about the life and history of London’s East End — the city’s historic Jewish immigrant neighborhood. It’s

jhe April 5, 2020

Hungary: Hope for the restoration of the long-derelict village synagogue in Kővágóörs!

The long-abandoned synagogue of Kővágóörs, a village near the north shore of Hungary’s Lake Balaton, is – finally – set to be reconstructed. A foundation set up last year has

jhe April 3, 2020

Lockdown virtual resources (Episode 4) – Passover’s coming! Take a virtual voyage into the world of illuminated medieval Haggadot (and a few other things to explore)

Welcome to Episode 4 of “Jewish Heritage locked down edition” We’ve been posting links to virtual tours and other cool online explorations of Jewish museums, synagogues, and other Jewish heritage

jhe April 2, 2020

Have your say

The tragic grandeur of the Fabric synagogue, a Lipót Baumhorn gem in Timisoara, Romania

This year marks the 160^th birthday of the Hungarian architect Lipot Baumhorn, the most prolific synagogue architect in pre-WW2 Europe. His life and work this year are a focus of the EU-funded Rediscover Jewish Heritage project, a network of nine cities in eight countries, cooperating on ways to reveal and promote their often hidden Jewish history. Earlier this year, representatives of three of the partner cities met in Timisoara, Romania – a city where Baumhorn was active. They made a rare visit to the so-called Fabric District Synagogue, designed by Baumhorn and built between 1897 and 1899. The Fabric today stands in dangerously dilapidated condition and is closed to the public, but it is still magnificent. In this Have Your Say members of the Rediscover group tell us what they saw.

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