Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for applications: ShUM cities project launches international Artist in Residence project (with focus on Jewish heritage in Worms, Speyer, Mainz, Germany)

Ancient gravestones in the Worms Jewish cemetery.

The ShUM Cities project  linking the important medieval Jewish heritage of the German cities of Worms, Speyer, and Mainz has launched a first-time international artist-in-residence program, supported by the state and the three cities. Up to three project grants will … continue reading →

Lithuania: Happy 10th Birthday to Maceva — the Litvak Cemetery Catalogue!

(JHE) — Mazel tov to Maceva, the Litvak Cemetery Catalogue,  which is celebrating a milestone — ten years of activity documenting, cleaning, digitizing, and restoring Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania. “Beit Olam – cemeteries are the house of living. It is … continue reading →

Yom haShoah 2021: Names and memory… JHE photo essay

Yom HaShoah,  Israel and the Jewish world’s annual day of remembrance of the Holocaust, is marked this year today, April 8…. It’s become almost a tradition for JHE to mark the day by posting images of Holocaust memorials that name … continue reading →

Slovakia: Exciting discovery of hundreds of centuries-old matzevot from the Old Jewish Cemetery in Bratislava, demolished nearly 80 years ago. They had long been presumed lost or destroyed.

(JHE) — In a remarkable discovery, hundreds of gravestones from the destroyed old Jewish cemetery in Bratislava have come to light. Dating mainly from the 18th to the early 19th century, they were found piled up in a neglected and … continue reading →

Poland: Jewish cemetery projects are among 26 grants awarded by the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute

More than half a dozen projects to document, maintain, and/or restore Jewish cemeteries are among 26 Jewish heritage and culture grants awarded by the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw. The Association announced the grants on Thursday. Applications … continue reading →