Jewish Heritage Europe

A Jewish Heritage tourism hub in NE Hungary serves religious pilgrims and mainstream tourists alike

  Northeastern Hungary’s Tokaj wine region is famous for its sweet nectar described as “the king of wines and the wine of kings.” But it is also known for the tombs of several Hasidic “wonder rabbis” whose burial places have … continue reading →

Hungary: watch the synagogue in Olaszliszka die; see the new memorial on its site

  The fate of the synagogue in the village of Olaszliszka in the Tokaj wine region of northeast Hungary long symbolized the fate of post-Holocaust Jewish heritage and Jewish memory.  Built in the mid-19th century and located in the middle … continue reading →

FODŻ publishes new downloadable book on its restoration work in Poland

  The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland  (FODŻ) has published a second volume of  “Preserving Jewish Heritage in Poland” highlighting its work in preserving and protecting Jewish heritage in Poland. It can be fully downloaded in PDF … continue reading →

Transnistria: Sefer’s detailed work on Rashkov Jewish cemetery

Sefer – the Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization in Moscow — carried out clean-up and epigraphic work this summer at the ruined and overgrown Jewish cemetery in Rashkov (Raşcov), Transnistria, whose gravestones date back to the 18th century. Raşcov … continue reading →