Jewish Heritage Europe

Lithuania: Report (incl. video) of excavations at site of destroyed Vilna Great Synagogue

The Israeli, Lithuanian and American archaeologists who carried out excavations last month on the site of the destroyed Vilnius Great Synagogue and the surrounding Shulhoyf have released a report on their discoveries — including unearthing two tiled ritual baths (mikvehs, … continue reading →

Czech Republic: Cultural heritage preservation & Prague Jewish Museum

  An article by Misha Sidenberg, visual arts curator at the Jewish Museum in Prague, details what she calls “an unparalleled example of Jewish defiance against Nazi genocide and cultural plunder” — the rescue and preservation of Jewish cultural and … continue reading →

Ukraine: Signals of cooperation in Jewish Heritage work

A roundtable meeting in L’viv of activists, Jewish representatives, NGOs, and local government officials appears to signal new cooperation and possible new, collaborative strategies on Jewish cultural heritage preservation and research in parts of western Ukraine. JHE friend Marla Raucher … continue reading →