Jewish Heritage Europe

Video of Second (and final) Day of the New Realities Of Jewish Heritage conference, marking the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe

  Here’s the video of the second (and final) day of the New Realities of Jewish Heritage conference, marking the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe. It was held at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, Poland. (There were some … continue reading →

Watch the video of the first day of the New Realities of Jewish Heritage conference, marking the 10th anniversary of JHE

The first day of the New Realities of Jewish Heritage conference, marking the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, took place June 26. Held at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, it was live-streamed on the museum’s YouTube channel. You … continue reading →

Austria: Baden Jewish cemetery restoration complete; see link to new Visitors’ Guide to Jewish cemeteries in Austria

After five years, the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Baden, near Vienna, has been completed, and at a ceremony this week the cemetery was officially handed over to the local municipality, which will be responsible for its further maintenance.  The … continue reading →

Slovakia: A new roof on the Moorish style former synagogue in Vrbové signals renewed restoration efforts

The striking, Moorish-style former synagogue in the town of Vrbové, Slovakia, stands in sad disrepair, but there are efforts under way to (slowly) restore the building. Constructed in 1883, it was designed by the Bratislava architects identified as Grätzel and … continue reading →