Jewish Heritage Europe

Czech Republic Update: The renovated former synagogue in Jirkov, now a cultural and social venue

In 2019 we posted that the municipality of Jirkov, in northwest Czech Republic near the border with Germany, had purchased the town’s dilapidated former synagogue in 2016, intending to restore it and its grounds as a social and cultural center. … continue reading →

UK Job Opportunity: Project Officer, Foundation for Jewish Heritage. Deadline for Applications in October 16

Project Officer, Foundation for Jewish Heritage The London-based Foundation for Jewish Heritage is looking to appoint a Project Officer who will work on the various and varied cultural heritage preservation activities in which FJH is involved.  Deadline for submission is October … continue reading →

Poland: Monika Krajewska’s “Burning” series of papercuts to be exhibited this fall at the POLIN Museum in Warsaw. (We hosted an online exhibit in 2020.)

  In 2020, we were privileged to host an online exhibition of work by the Warsaw-based papercut artist Monika Krajewska. The pieces were drawn from her extraordinary cycle of papercuts called “Burning,” a commemoration of the physical destruction of the Shoah. … continue reading →

Jewish cemetery 2023 clean-ups #3

A matzeva in the Old Jewish Cemetery, Suceava

Every year, we post roundups of  some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives that take place in various European countries. It is so important to emphasize these efforts, as they are largely overlooked – while occasional vandalism grabs headlines. … continue reading →