Jewish Heritage Europe

Czech Republic: Tachov TAMUS 2020 annual report highlights Jewish cemetery documentation — and guestbooks

(JHE) — The Tachov Archives and Museum Society (TAMUS), a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving Jewish cemeteries and other sites, has released its latest Annual Report showing the scope of its activities in 2020 — mostly … continue reading →

Sweden: we highlight an important upcoming seminar on a little-studied topic — synagogue architecture in Sweden and other Nordic countries

There are many online conferences and events these pandemic days — but this one looks especially interesting, providing insight and context to a topic that is largely little known: Synagogue architecture in Sweden (and other Nordic countries).  The Symposium on … continue reading →

Romania-Ukraine: Sighetul Marmatiei (Sighet) and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine share nearly €260,000 EU grant to promote cross-border Jewish heritage tourism

(JHE) — The towns of Sighetul Marmatiei (Sighet) Romania and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine are sharing an EU grant to rehabilitate selected Jewish heritage sites and promote cross-border Jewish heritage-themed tourism. The EU’s 2014-2020 Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENI Cross-border Cooperation Program announced in January it … continue reading →

Call for participants — General invitation to take part in the Coordinators’ Meeting for the 2021 European Days of Jewish Culture

The AEPJ is inviting anyone interested in taking part in this year’s European Days of Jewish Culture to join the online EDJC Coordinators’ Meeting to take place on Zoom February 24-25. This year’s EDJC, which kicks off September 5, is … continue reading →