Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Proposals: 44th IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy – in Philadelphia, August 18-22. Deadline for Submissions January 28

  We are pleased to share this Call for Proposals for the 44th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy.   The 2024 Conference will be held in Philadelphia from Sunday, August 18 through Thursday, August 22, 2024 at the Sheraton … continue reading →

Czech Republic Update: Žatec synagogue restoration wins a Patrimonium pro Futuro national heritage award, presented by the Czech Culture Ministry’s National Monuments Institute

The rescue and restoration of the synagogue and adjacent rabbi’s house in Žatec, a small town 80 km northwest of Prague, has won the Patrimonium pro futuro Award in the Monument Protection category. Mazel tov! Presented by the Culture Ministry’s National … continue reading →

Poland: Grants for 2023 from the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland aid Jewish heritage projects

Grants from the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland will support several Jewish built heritage projects around the country, including documentation and other work in Jewish cemeteries, building restoration, and creation of memorials. The projects are among 20 … continue reading →

Slovenia-Italy Update: Exhibition on local Jewish history opens in the former Ceremonial Hall of the historic Jewish cemetery of Gorizia, Italy — now located across the border in Slovenia

An exhibition on Jewish heritage in and around  Gorizia, in northeastern Italy, has opened in the former Ceremonial Hall of the Jewish cemetery in Rožna Dolina, just over the border outside Nova Gorica, Slovenia. The historic Jewish heritage sites of … continue reading →