We want to draw attention to a new crowd-funding campaign launched by the local Jewish community in Doboj, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to help repair and repaint the exterior of their synagogue. The target amount being raised is modest — €3,000 — and … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this call for papers for an international conference on Jewish Heritage in Slovenia, to take place September 18-19, 2019 at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Deadline for submissions in April 25, 2019. The conference is organized … continue reading →
Readers have been asking what is the status of the 19th century Aron ha Kodesh (Ark) that was dismantled and removed from the synagogue in Siret, Romania and sold at auction last month in Jerusalem for $50,000 — despite efforts … continue reading →
The new Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter is out. It’s a summary of JHE news, views, & insights we have published over the past month. This month, there is material from the Czech Republic, Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, … continue reading →
A new, EU-funded Jewish heritage project, Parallel Traces: A New Lens on Jewish Heritage, aims to encourage awareness of urban Jewish heritage through digital art — photographs, audio and visual presentations, and the like. The project, its web site states, … continue reading →
