Jewish Heritage Europe

Endangered Heritage — Nominate a Site for Europa Nostra’s Seven Most Endangered List

Stained glass window in the synagogue in Subotica, Serbia

The deadline to nominate a site for Europa Nostra’s  Seven Most Endangered Heritage Sites list for 2020 has been extended until August 1 — so there is still time to propose a site.   Europa Nostra lobbies for monuments and heritage … continue reading →

Summer travel – Italy: Rich Jewish heritage tourism resource on Milan and northern Italy’s Lombardia region

Ark in the main synagogue in via Guastalla, Milan, Italy

With the summer travel season in full swing, here’s another of our occasional spotlights on Jewish heritage travel and tourism. This time, we feature Itinerari Ebraici — a web site in Italian and English, with extensive resources and suggested itineraries … continue reading →

JHE in italiano: Sommario 9-12 luglio

Ecco l’appuntamento settimanale con le novità dal mondo dei beniculturali ebraici in Europa. Novità importanti provenienti da Repubblica Ceca, Lituania, Gran Bretagna… Buona lettura!   SOMMARIO 9-12 LUGLIO   Gran Bretagna: nuove linee guida in Inghilterra e Galles sulle condanne … continue reading →

UK: New sentencing guidelines in England and Wales for offenses including graffiti, arson, & vandalism against Heritage and Cultural Assets

For the first time, British courts will be enjoined to consider the full impact of arson, vandalism, graffiti and other criminal damage to historic buildings and cultural assets when sentencing offenders, according to new guidelines published by Britain’s Sentencing Council. … continue reading →

Lithuania: Searching for a drowned shtetl (using sonar and GPR technology)

  Archaeologists are moving forward this summer with a longterm project using sonar and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to discover and document a one-time Jewish shtetl in Lithuania that today lies at the bottom of a man-made lake. The team is … continue reading →