Jewish Heritage Europe

Ukraine road trip: In Brody, New Signage at Fortress Synagogue ruin & New Recognition of Jewish History

  (JHE Coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber recently visited Jewish heritage sites in more than 10 towns near Lviv in western Ukraine to observe conditions and note changes).  – – – – Built in the 1740s and heavily damaged in World … continue reading →

Latvia: new Holocaust memorial sites database & interactive map

A recently launched online database and interactive map locates Holocaust memorial sites in Latvia. The database, Holocaust Memorial Places in Latvia,  was elaborated “within the framework of a project of the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Latvia, … continue reading →