Jewish Heritage Europe

Webinar of note: Mapping the Archipelago of Lost Towns — Post-Holocaust Urban Lacunae in the Polish-Belarusian-Ukrainian Borderlands with Magdalena Waligórska, PhD

We are a bit last minute to post this, but if you can, do zoom in for this fascinating webinar tomorrow — Wednesday, June 10, at 3 AM Australian Eastern / 10 AM Pacific / 12 PM US Central / … continue reading →

Call for submissions: Conference The War That Never Ended: Jewish Experiences of World War I in Central and Eastern Europe, at the POLIN museum in Warsaw, November 23-25, 2026. Deadline for submission is June 22.

We are pleased to share this Call for Submissions for the conference The War That Never Ended: Jewish Experiences of World War I in Central and Eastern Europe, at the POLIN museum in Warsaw, November 23-25, 2026. Deadline for submission … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Hungarian national seminar on Jewish cemetery preservation, July 21-22. Deadline June 22.

We are pleased to share this call for applications for a Hungarian national seminar on Jewish cemetery preservation, organized by the ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative and taking place in Budapest July 21-22. Deadline for applications is June 22. Professionals … continue reading →

Romania: The Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanţa, has been rededicated with a joyous ceremony after a full restoration

Mazel tov! After a full reconstruction, the Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanţa, long an iconic ruin, was reconsecrated May 29 with a joyous ceremony that included the blowing of shofars,  parading with Torah scrolls, and … continue reading →

On America’s Memorial Day we remember Jewish soldiers who died fighting in World War II (and World War I)

Today, May 25, is marked as Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday observed on the last Monday in May to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Jewish soldiers were among the … continue reading →