Jewish Heritage Europe

Anniversary of Anniversaries: 90 years since the death of prolific synagogue architect Lipót Baumhorn

The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe. The theme of  our  birthday celebrations is the “Anniversary of Anniversaries” — that is, using JHE’s own anniversary to feature other significant or symbolic anniversaries. Here we highlight the Budapest-based architect Lipot … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups in 2022 — Round-up #5: Dozens of Initiatives in more than a dozen countries

(JHE) — For the fifth (and final) time this year, we are publishing a round-up of some of the Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives by volunteers, NGOs, institutions and others in various European countries in 2022. We feel it is essential … continue reading →

Austria: Federally funded Linz Jewish cemetery restoration complete; cemetery handed over to the city for continued maintenance

After two years of work, the federally fundedrestoration of the Jewish Cemetery in Linz has been completed,  and the cemetery was handed over to the local municipality, which will be responsible for its further care and maintenance.  The cemetery, owned by the … continue reading →

Call for Proposals: 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. Deadline is January 15

Applications are open for presentations at the 2023 conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies, which will be held in London July 30- August 3. The 43rd International IAJGS conference will be the first in-person IAJGS annual meeting … continue reading →

Mazel tov to Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar, recipient of the 2022 Narkiss prize for excellence in the research of Jewish Art,  presented by the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University

Mazel tov to Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar, the recipient of the 2022 Bezalel, Mordechai, and Nessa Narkiss prize for excellence in the research of Jewish Art,  presented by the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University! Kotlyar is a Professor at … continue reading →