Jewish Heritage Europe

Clean-up operation for Slovak Jewish Cemetery

  The local  Leustach civic association  has organized a clean-up operation for the abandoned and overgrown 18th century Jewish cemetery in the village of Janikovce, a few kilometers from Nitra, Slovakia.  Leustach  organized two days of clean-up work, March 31 … continue reading →

Synagogue in Lancut, Poland Re-opening to the Public

  The important, and beautifully restored, Baroque synagogue in Lancut, Poland will be reopened to the public on April 28 until the end of August. The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland announces that the synagogue, dating … continue reading →

Serbia — Pirot Report

  On April 9 and 10, Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber joined Ivan Ceresnjes of the Center for Jewish Art in Jerusalem, Jasna Ciric, President of the Nis Jewish Community, and Ruben Fuks, President of the Federation of … continue reading →

Serbia — Nis Cemetery Report

  On April 9 and 10, Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber joined Ivan Ceresnjes of the Center for Jewish Art in Jerusalem, Jasna Ciric, President of the Nis Jewish Community, and Ruben Fuks, President of the Federation of … continue reading →

Fact-finding trip to Jewish heritage sites in southern Serbia

  Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber traveled to  Serbia April 8-12 on a fact-finding trip to assess the condition of two key Jewish heritage sites in the southern part of the country: the historic Jewish cemetery in Nis … continue reading →