Jewish Heritage Europe

Poland: Mazel tov to Prof. Marcin Wodziński, recipient of a prestigious Foundation for Polish Science Award for 2024

Marcin Wodziński at the old Jewish cemetery in Wroclaw, now run as a museum of funerary art

Mazel tov to JHE friend Prof. Marcin Wodziński, recipient of a prestigious 2024 Foundation for Polish Science  (FNP) Award, considered the most important scientific distinction in Poland. Wodziński, who heads the Taube Department of Jewish Studies at the University of … continue reading →

Slovakia update: Hopes of renewed momentum as a building permit for the reconstruction of the synagogue in Bytča is granted

Facade of the synagogue in Bytca, 2022

The slow process of restoring the synagogue building in Bytča, Slovakia and creating there a multifunctional arts and cultural center has gotten a boost with the recent granting of a building permit by the city and involvement of a key … continue reading →

Call for applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Professional Development grants for Europe-based professional working with Jewish heritage within an institution

Conference on Urban Jewish Cemeteries, Alba Iulia, Romania, October 2024

Are you a Europe-based professional working with Jewish heritage within an institution? Do you want to attend a conference, seminar or specialist training course that would help you with your work? Improve your working knowledge of Hebrew or any other … continue reading →

Poland: POLIN awards 2024, presented by the POLIN Museum in Warsaw – Mazel tov to winners Ewa Teleżyńska-Sawicka and Paweł Sawicki, and to the Honorable Mentions and Special Awards grantees.

Mazel tov to Ewa Teleżyńska-Sawicka and Paweł Sawicki, who have won the 2024 POLIN award, granted annually by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw to people “actively working to protect the memory of the history … continue reading →

Call for submissions: Attention young scholars — Leo Baeck Institute invites submissions for its 2026 Year Book Essay Prize

The dome of the Oranienburgerstrasse synagogue is a Berlin landmark

Attention young scholars! We are pleased to share this Call for Submissions by the Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of the History and Culture of German-speaking Jewry (LBI)  for its 2026 Year Book Essay Prize. The competition is open … continue reading →