We’d like to note three recently published books that will be of interest to our readers. They deal with synagogue architecture in Central Europe and the Islamic World, and with the history of the Ghetto: — Synagogues in the Islamic … continue reading →
A second roundtable of activists, Jewish representatives, NGOs, and local government officials has been held in Lviv to discuss cooperation and strategies on Jewish cultural heritage preservation and research in parts of western Ukraine. Titled “Saving Jewish Cultural Heritage” … continue reading →
As in the past, JHE friend photographer Christian Herrmann is giving a holiday gift: a calendar based on his striking photographs of Jewish heritage sites in eastern Europe. The 2018 calendar can be downloaded for free as a PDF, … continue reading →
After reading our post about the Jewish cemetery restoration project in Gorizia, Italy-Nova Gorica, Slovenia — where the synagogue and Jewish cemetery are separated by an international border — a reader has pointed out that, given how many times … continue reading →
The historic Jewish heritage sites of Gorizia, in northeastern Italy, comprise a relatively rare example of local Jewish sites separated by an international border: the 18th century synagogue and former Jewish ghetto area are in one country, Italy …. … continue reading →
