Jewish Heritage Europe

Latvia: Restored Rezekne Green Synagogue to be rededicated

  The historic wooden Green Synagogue in Rezekne, Latvia will be reopened January 22 as a wooden architectural heritage center and cultural space with an exhibition about Jewish heritage, following a more than €700,000 renovation. It will be open to the … continue reading →

New issue East European Jewish Affairs — all about new Jewish museums

  The recently published new volume of East European Jewish Affairs — Volume 45 Numbers 2–3 August–December 2015 — is devoted to new Jewish museums in post-communist Europe and has many articles that will be of interest to JHE readers. (JHE Coordinator … continue reading →

Italy: the 16th century Jewish tombstones in Bologna

  The Jewish history in Bologna, Italy stretches back centuries, but it was interrupted in 1569, when all Jews were expelled from the city as part of Pope Pius V’s banishment of Jews from everywhere in the Papal domains except Rome … continue reading →