Jewish Heritage Europe

Slovakia: Restoration of vandalized Jewish cemetery in Námestovo is nearly complete — mask-wearing volunteers worked under coronavirus restrictions

Wearing masks to work within Slovakia’s coronavirus restrictions, volunteers have almost fully completed the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Námestovo, Slovakia, which suffered a vandal attack in December 2019 that saw at least 60 headstones toppled. The cemetery Facebook … continue reading →

Czech Republic: The NGO Tachov TAMUS reports on 2019 activities, including documentation and cataloguing of Czech Jewish cemeteries

The Tachov Archives and Museum Society (TAMUS), a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving Jewish cemeteries and other sites, has released its Annual Report showing the scope of its activities in 2019, ranging from on-site cemetery work … continue reading →

Powerful Papercuts: Online Exhibition of Monika Krajewska’s “Burning” Cycle (2003-2020), a requiem for the Jewish world destroyed in the Shoah

Today (April 19) marks the 77th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising — and Yom HaShoah is on Tuesday. We are privileged to mark the occasion by hosting — as our new Have Your Say —  a remarkable online exhibition … continue reading →

Stay at Home continues (Episode 5)….Here are a few more virtual tours to let you “travel” from home: Bratislava, Budapest, Cairo

In previous posts, we’ve linked to a long list of virtual tours and other Jewish heritage online resources to help us get through the quarantines, lockdowns, and general sheltering in place as the Covid 19 crisis continues. There are so … continue reading →

European Heritage Label awarded to three sites with Jewish heritage and/or Holocaust dimensions

Several places that are related to or encompass Jewish heritage sites (and/or the Holocaust) have recently been recognized with the European Commission’s “European Heritage Label.”  Starting in 2013, the Label, according to the EC, has been awarded each year to … continue reading →