Jewish Heritage Europe

Anniversary of Anniversaries: New video — 150th anniversary of the Rumbach Street Synagogue, Budapest

  We have a new YouTube video up — on the 150th anniversary of the Rumbach st. synagogue in Budapest — designed by Otto Wagner and ceremonially dedicated in 1872! It’s part of our “Anniversary of Anniversaries” series marking this … continue reading →

Ukraine: The Jewish Galicia and Bukovina Organization has created a virtual gallery of the destroyed Old Jewish Cemetery in Lviv, with photos and transcriptions of epitaphs from dozens of matzevot

  Researchers of the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina Organization have created a partial virtual reconstruction of the destroyed Old Jewish Cemetery in Lviv — creating an online gallery of historical photographs from the cemetery and detailed documentation of more than … continue reading →

Poland/Ukraine: How can Jewish museums (and other institutions) help Ukrainian refugees? The Director of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow proposes concrete ways to take action.

With war continuing in Ukraine, prompting millions to flee their homes, we find it important to share an open letter sent recently to Jewish museums in Europe by Jakub Nowakowski, director of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow. He questions … continue reading →

Hungary Update: the new Orthodox Jewish Heritage Tourism Route in Eastern Hungary is completed

Work on the new, EU-funded Orthodox Jewish Heritage Route in Eastern Hungary has been completed. Its new visitor centers and other new infrastructure are open, and there’s a multi-lingual web site in Hungarian and English (with Hebrew planned) to guide … continue reading →