Jewish Heritage Europe

Jewish Cemetery Clean-up Initiatives 2024 — Round-up #3. Dozens of actions in more than a dozen countries

Ongoing restoration work at the Okopowa jewish cemetery Warsaw

At the beginning of May and at the beginning of August  we published our first and second round-ups for 2024, showcasing some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries.  Here’s a … continue reading →

Italy: Italy’s most important tourism organization publishes a guidebook to Jewish Italy. Limited in scope, it includes QR codes to link to more information

There’s a new resource for travelers wanting to explore Jewish heritage in Italy — a guidebook published by the Touring Club Italiano (TCI), Italy’s most important tourism organization, famed for its series of  guidebooks, maps, and other tourism aids. Published … continue reading →

UK: A civic group is working to restore the memory of a 1,000-year-old Jewish cemetery under London’s Barbican estate that has lain all but forgotten since the 13th century

A civic group is working to restore the memory of a 1,000-year-old Jewish cemetery in London that has lain all but forgotten since the 13th century and is now buried under the sprawling Barbican residential estate and arts centre. Activities … continue reading →