Jewish Heritage Europe

Ukraine: Interactive virtual walking tour of Jewish Lviv

    The Center for Urban History in Lviv has posted an interactive online walking tour of Jewish Lviv that uses maps, photographs and archival material, video, and text to tell the story of places and people, and also to … continue reading →

Poland: Mikveh in Wrocław under restoration, as both a functioning ritual bath and exhibition space

  The Bente Kahan Foundation has begun to restore the more than century-old mikveh in Wrocław, Poland as both a functioning ritual bath and space for a permanent exhibition dedicated to the narrative of the Jewish lIfe cycle. The mikveh … continue reading →

Italy: “Lost” Medieval Jewish Cemetery discovered in Bologna

  The medieval Jewish cemetery in Bologna that was destroyed by order of Pope Pius V in 1569 has been rediscovered and is the focus of a research project by academic institutions with the cooperation of the Bologna Jewish community. … continue reading →

Hungary: watch the synagogue in Olaszliszka die; see the new memorial on its site

  The fate of the synagogue in the village of Olaszliszka in the Tokaj wine region of northeast Hungary long symbolized the fate of post-Holocaust Jewish heritage and Jewish memory.  Built in the mid-19th century and located in the middle … continue reading →