Jewish Heritage Europe

An unexpected encounter with a Holocaust memorial at the western tip of France..

On a visit to the far western tip of Brittany this week, JHE director Ruth Ellen Gruber didn’t expect to encounter any sites or monuments regarding Jewish heritage or history…Few Jews live in the region today, and there are few … continue reading →

Religiana: New web portal on religious heritage tourism launched

  Religiana, an ambitious new web portal on multi-faith religious heritage tourism, has just been launched, powered by the Future for Religious Heritage network of religious sites in Europe. The launch was announced at the FRH’s biennial conference, held in … continue reading →

Update: Restored Teleki synagogue in Oradea, Romania rededicated after restoration; will become a Jewish museum

  The Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neorim) synagogue in Oradea, western Romania, has been rededicated after restoration — and a Jewish museum is planned to be opened there as early as December, with a section devoted to a Holocaust memorial, … continue reading →

Greece: New book on Jewish inscriptions in Greece, from ancient times to 15th century

The Jewish Museum of Greece has recently published a book on Jewish and Hebrew inscriptions in Greece, from antiquity to the late middle ages. Called  Corpus Inscriptionum Judaicarum Graeciae (CIJG): Corpus of Jewish and Hebrew Inscriptions from Mainland and Island Greece … continue reading →