Jewish Heritage Europe

Religiana: New web portal on religious heritage tourism launched

  Religiana, an ambitious new web portal on multi-faith religious heritage tourism, has just been launched, powered by the Future for Religious Heritage network of religious sites in Europe. The launch was announced at the FRH’s biennial conference, held in … continue reading →

Update: Restored Teleki synagogue in Oradea, Romania rededicated after restoration; will become a Jewish museum

  The Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neorim) synagogue in Oradea, western Romania, has been rededicated after restoration — and a Jewish museum is planned to be opened there as early as December, with a section devoted to a Holocaust memorial, … continue reading →

Greece: New book on Jewish inscriptions in Greece, from ancient times to 15th century

The Jewish Museum of Greece has recently published a book on Jewish and Hebrew inscriptions in Greece, from antiquity to the late middle ages. Called  Corpus Inscriptionum Judaicarum Graeciae (CIJG): Corpus of Jewish and Hebrew Inscriptions from Mainland and Island Greece … continue reading →

Some current research grant/fellowship opportunities

We can’t seem to keep up with all the grant and scholarship opportunities that could involve Jewish heritage research, but here are two current ones: There’s still time to apply for the Israel Council for Higher Education scholarship at the Department of … continue reading →