Jewish Heritage Europe

Complexities of Jewish heritage preservation & strategy in L’viv

  Israel-based journalist Shimon Briman visited L’viv and wrote a lengthy article on the complexities and competing (and complementary) interests involved in Jewish heritage issues and preservation/commemoration strategy in that city for the Kiev newspaper The Day. Read the article, … continue reading →

Restored synagogue in Wielkie Oczy, Poland to open

Good news form Poland — the synagogue in Wielkie Oczy, in southeast Poland on the Ukrainian border, which had languished derelict for years in a steadily deteriorating condition — will reopen June 16 after a restoration funded by the town, … continue reading →

Sharp deterioration of condition of mikveh in Pirot, Serbia

Jasna Ciric, the president of the Jewish community in Nis, Serbia, reports a serious deterioration in the condition of the former mikveh building in Pirot, Serbia, prompting fears that the historic building may collapse entirely. Ms Ciric, a leading Serbian … continue reading →

New academic degree program in Poland on managing Jewish culture

The Education Department of the Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw has launched a new degree program, ‘Animacja społeczna – judaizm i kultura żydowska na ziemiach polskich’ (Social animation — Judaism and Jewish culture in Polish lands), whose aim is to prepare students … continue reading →

Documentation of recovered matzevot in Wronki, Poland

Virtual Shtetl has reported that the first stage of the documentation of hundreds of matzevot (gravestones) that were discovered in 2011 near the town of Wronki has concluded.   Seven hundred and forty headstones or their fragments have been photographed, and … continue reading →