Jewish Heritage Europe

The JHE March Newsletter is out — Catch up on news, views & insights from Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic, and more…

Did you miss something on Jewish Heritage Europe this past month? Catch up with the JHE Newsletter for March, out now.   Our focus is Ukraine — but there’s lots more news, views, and insights from elsewhere — Hungary, Romania, … continue reading →

Purim 2022 — drinking is a part of the festivities, and (with Ukraine on our minds) we recall the 18th century wine-trader Ber Birkenthal (Ber of Bolechow) who plied his trade between Bolekhiv — now western Ukraine — and the Tokaj wine region of northern Hungary

Purim starts tonight. It’s a festival holiday in which imbibing alcohol …. plays a role. Read our Purim 2019 article, about Jews and the wine and liquor trade With Ukraine in our hearts, and on our minds, we focus today the … continue reading →

Ireland: New audio guide for Ireland’s historic Ballybough Jewish cemetery, founded in Dublin in 1718. For on-site visitors and armchair travellers alike

The Dublin City Council has released a 40-minute audio guide to the more than 300-year-old Ballybough Jewish Cemetery as part of a series of audio guides to Dublin’s historic graveyards. Though its last burial was in 1958, Ballybough — established in … continue reading →