Jewish Heritage Europe

Lithuania: Archaeologists announce exciting discoveries at site of destroyed Vilna Great Synagogue, including Bimah, Ark, and silver Yad

  Discoveries in their just-completed sixth season of excavations at the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue in Vilnius include full exposure of the Aron Kodesh (Torah Ark) and the Bimah. The team of Israeli, Lithuanian, and  north American archaeologists even … continue reading →

European Day(s) of Jewish Culture — coming up soon!

Get ready! The annual European Day(s) of Jewish Culture is coming up soon — it officially kicks off in less than two weeks, on Sunday September 5th — the day before Erev Rosh Hashanah.. However, as usual in several countries … continue reading →

Ukraine Update: Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich strongly denounces the desecration of the historic Jewish cemetery in Sataniv … by a Jew. Calls for aid in helping prevent such “abominations”

(JHE) — Michael Schudrich, the Chief Rabbi of Poland and head of Poland’s Rabbinic Commission for Cemeteries, has forcefully condemned as  desecration the destruction of part of the historic Jewish cemetery in Sataniv by Haredi activist Israel Meir Gabai. It … continue reading →

Italy: Jewish heritage travel — new Jewish Heritage Route established in Italy’s Marche region

The Levantine ynagogue in Ancona during a European Day of Jewish Culture

Central Italy’s Marche Region now has an official Jewish Heritage Route that takes in 25 towns and cities around the region. The Marche Regional Council formally set it up with legislation passed unanimously on July 27. The route forms “a … continue reading →