Jewish Heritage Europe

Mazel tov to The Matzevah Foundation’s Dr. Steven D. Reece, who received a Fulbright grant for a project on Jewish cemeteries in Poland

(JHE) — Mazel tov to JHE friend Dr. Steven D. Reece, who has received a Fulbright grant for a project aimed to “explore and develop a model of cultural stewardship that will unite the various groups who are currently caring for … continue reading →

Poland: Mazel tov to recipients of awards to Jewish heritage activists — Tomasz Kuncewicz, the director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, Prof. Andrzej Żbikowski, and the “Świętokrzyski Shtetl” Educational and Museum Center in the small town of Chmielnik

Mazel tov to the recipients of two awards honoring Jewish heritage activists in Poland: Tomasz Kuncewicz, the director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp, and … continue reading →

New Have Your Say personal essay, By Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar: Safe In Jewish Places — The Journey Of a Jewish Researcher, Now a Refugee In War-Wracked Ukraine

Art historian and Jewish heritage researcher Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar, a professor at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts,  is one of the millions of Ukrainian refugees — forced to flee to Lviv from his home in Kharkiv after … continue reading →

France: Historic Carpentras synagogue is in the running for a France’s Favourite Monument competition, sponsored by French TV

French TV is running a popular vote “France’s Favorite Monument” competition — and the historic synagogue in Carpentras is in the running. Anyone older than 13 and living in France can take part. Carpentras is helping get out the vote … continue reading →