Jewish Heritage Europe

Austria: Mazel tov to Johannes Reiss, recipient of the Vienna Jewish Community’s highest award for his work at the Austrian Jewish Museum and his commitment to preserving Jewish cultural heritage

Johannes Reiss points out a QR code sticker attached to a gravestone in the older Jewish cemetery in Eisenstadt

Mazel tov to Johannes Reiss, who received the Vienna Jewish Community (IKG)’s highest award for his “services to the Austrian Jewish Museum and for his commitment to researching and preserving Jewish cultural heritage in Europe. “  Reiss, an expert in … continue reading →

JHE Encore Post: Our Hanukkah video — synagogue wall and ceiling paintings and other decoration that almost remind us of fancy gift wrapping….

  Hanukkah begins tonight….we hope that the Festival of Light will inspire us in these difficult times. As it has become a tradition to give gifts during the holiday  — our tradition at JHE has become posting images of synagogue … continue reading →

Poland: Mazel tov to Mariusz Sokołowski, recipient of the 2023 POLIN Award presented by the POLIN Museum in Warsaw. And Mazel tov to the runners up and to Special Award winner Andrzej Folwarczny and the Forum for Dialogue team

Mazel tov to  Mariusz Sokołowski, who has won the 2023 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 of Polish Jews.”  … continue reading →

Austria: Esther Heiss is new director of the Austrian Jewish Museum ( Österreichisches Jüdisches Museum) in Eisenstadt

Mazel tov to Esther  Heiss, the new Director of the Austrian Jewish Museum ( Österreichisches Jüdisches Museum) in Eisenstadt. Heiss, 28, took up the post on December 1, replacing longtime director Johannes Reiss, who has retired. It is great to … continue reading →