Jewish Heritage Europe

UK: Rich new online resource — a detailed interactive Memory Map of London’s Jewish East End

A rich new interactive digital resource provides detailed audio, video, and text information about the life and history of London’s East End — the city’s historic Jewish immigrant neighborhood. It’s a fascinating new resource to explore, at a time when … continue reading →

Covid-19: this summer’s Krakow Jewish Culture Festival cancelled

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the cancellation of Europe’s most famous Jewish culture festival — the annual Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland, which was to have celebrated this summer its 30th edition. The Festival was to have taken place … continue reading →

Locked down? (Episode 3) More online exhibits & virtual tours to fascinating Jewish museums and other Jewish heritage sites to pique your interest and keep you busy

Has the COVID-19 crisis got you stuck at home because of quarantine, lockdown, or social distancing?  Welcome to Episode 3 of “Jewish Heritage locked down edition.” We’re posting links to virtual tours and other online explorations of Jewish museums, synagogues, … continue reading →

Locked Down? (Episode 2) Here are more virtual tours to fascinating Jewish museums and other Jewish heritage sites to pique your interest and keep you busy

Stuck at home because of COVID-19 quarantine, lockdown, or social distancing?  We’re posting links to virtual tours and other online explorations of Jewish museums, synagogues, and other Jewish heritage sites — even Jewish catacombs. We started last week with links … continue reading →

Call for Papers: Jewish Topographies, Braunschweig, September 2020

A memorial in Warsaw that marks the border of the Warsaw Ghetto

We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the conference: Jewish Topographies 5th International Congress on Jewish Architecture Braunschweig, Technische Universität, September 21 – 23, 2020 Organized by Bet Tfila – Research Unit for Jewish Architecture in Europe … continue reading →