Jewish Heritage Europe

Slovenia/Italy: Nova Gorica and Gorizia in bid for joint transborder “European Capital of Culture” 2025

The twin cities of Gorizia, Italy and Nova Gorica, Slovenia are vying to jointly become the European Capital of Culture (ECC) in 2025, based on the unique transnational nature of the two cities, which lie next to each other on … continue reading →

CZ: Cobblestones cut from mazevot used as paving in Prague are being returned to Jewish community

The city of Prague is returning to the Prague Jewish community cobblestones cut from Jewish gravestones that the communist regime had used to pave a prominent downtown pedestrian promenade. As we reported in January, the cobbles were used to construct … continue reading →

Netherlands: Culture ministry allocates €2.5 million to preserve Jewish cemeteries

The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science has allocated €2.5 million for the maintenance and restoration of Jewish cemeteries in The Netherlands. Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven announced the grant in a letter to Parliament November 5. The NIK Jewish … continue reading →