Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Applications: the EU’s new Simone Veil Prize for Jewish cultural heritage initiatives. Deadline for applications is July 31.

Applications are open for the first edition of the Simone Veil Prize, a new, annual European cultural award for Jewish heritage initiatives, co-funded under the Creative Europe Programme (2021-2027) of the European Union. Deadline for applications is July 31. The … continue reading →

Romania Update: Restoration work on the synagogue in Seini has been completed. It will become a a Museum of the Jews of Transylvania, concert hall, and cultural space.

Restoration work on the synagogue building in Seini, in northwest Romania, has been completed. As we posted in 2023, the €2.4 million project will transform the long-disused building complex into a Museum of the Jews of Transylvania, concert hall, and … continue reading →

New Challenging Conversations video: Jewish Museums, discussed by Dr. Brigitte Sion, Prof. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, and Prof. Miriam Wenzel

  In the final episode in the “Challenging Conversations video series marking the 25th anniversary of of the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, Dr. Brigitte Sion, curator of the Judaica Index and Museum Grants Manager at the Foundation, brings together two … continue reading →