This past weekend was the 20th edition of the annual Night of Museums in much of Europe — and we were happy to see many Jewish museums and other heritage institutions taking part. On the Night of Museums, museums and … continue reading →
REMINDER: The Together Plan charity (TTP) is running a 36-hour crowd-funding campaign May 19-20 to finance the construction of a Holocaust memorial at the site of Jewish cemetery in Brest, Belarus (also called Brest-Litovsk). The monument will be built from … continue reading →
Archaeologists are exploring the site of the synagogue in Fulda, in central Germany, which was torched on Kristallnacht, November 1938, and razed a few months later. The work is taking place within the context of plans to redesign and upgrade … continue reading →
Every year on Jewish Heritage Europe, we post round-ups of initiatives and projects aimed at restoring and cleaning up Jewish cemeteries all over Europe. We feel it so important to highlight these initiatives, which are often overlooked or ignored. Most … continue reading →
If you are in Budapest, don’t miss the closing days of an exhibition that celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Jewish architect Béla Lajta. The exhibit, which has run since December 20 at the Kiscelli Museum, … continue reading →
