Jewish Heritage Europe

Urban Jewish Heritage Conference: Raising the profile of Jewish heritage at the senior European institutional level

  Participants at the recent international Urban Jewish Heritage conference held in Krakow touched on a wide range of issues regarding the history, management, preservation, role, and future of Jewish heritage in (mainly) urban settings — towns and cities. Organized … continue reading →

Final call for papers:  “Unhealed Breach” or a Good Divorce? –The Hungarian Jewish Congress (1868-69) and the “Schism” in Historical Perspective

There’s still time to submit a proposal for a paper at a conference marking the 150th anniversary of the 1868-69 Jewish Congress in Hungary, which led to the “schism” in Hungarian Jewry into Neolog, Orthodox, and Status Quo ante communities … continue reading →

Genealogy: IAJGS conference is more than lectures

Warsaw is gearing up for the annual conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS), which begins on Sunday at the Polin museum and other venues. There are scores of presentations, on all sorts of topics of interest … continue reading →

France: Major exhibition in Rouen on Medieval Jews; renovation of “Maison Sublime” (oldest Jewish building in France) under way

A major exhibition on medieval Jewish life and culture in northern Europe is under way at the Musée des Antiquités in Rouen, France. Called Savants e Croyants: Les Juifs d’Europe du Nord au Moyen Age (Scholars and Believers: Jews of … continue reading →

CfP: Heritage Activism in Cities of Eastern Europe and Russia from 1968 to the Current

We’re happy to share this Call for Papers for a workshop conference at the Herder Institute in September. There is ample scope for researchers in Jewish heritage work — the rediscovery/recovery of Jewish heritage was a key element of post-Communist … continue reading →