Jewish Heritage Europe

Germany: Multi-million-euro restoration project set for the Ohlsdorf Jewish cemetery in Hamburg (It’s one of three big Jewish heritage projects announced in Hamburg)

(JHE) — The ceremonial hall and other parts of the historic Ohlsdorf Jewish cemetery in Hamburg will undergo a multi-million-euro renovation starting this summer, thanks to substantial grants from the city of Hamburg and the German federal government. The city’s … continue reading →

The 2021 “Vanished World” Jewish Heritage Calendar is available for free download

  Its that time of year again — The 2021 Vanished World Jewish Heritage Calendar by the Cologne-based photographer Christian Herrmann is available for free download from his Vanished World web site. Each year, Christian puts together a calendar featuring … continue reading →

Poland: Galicia Jewish Museum mobile app showcases Photographs from Jewish Poland, from the 19th century to the present

Holocaust Museum signage in Budapest, 2023

(JHE) — Krakow’s Galicia Jewish Museum has launched a mobile app that uses historic and contemporary photographs to tell the story of Polish Jews and their environments from the late 19th century to the present. Called Photographs from Jewish Poland, … continue reading →

Germany: New ShUM Cities exhibit opens in Worms — will run for five years. Tells the history of the so-called “ShUM cities” — Speyer, Worms, and Mainz, all near each other on the Rhine river — that combined to form a major Jewish center in the middle ages.

(JHE) — A new core exhibit has opened at the Jewish Museum in Worms, Germany, telling the history of the so-called “ShUM cities” — Speyer, Worms, and Mainz, all near each other on the Rhine river — that combined to … continue reading →

CZ: Town of Kolín buys former rabbis’ house and Jewish town hall; plans to restore them as part of preserved Jewish heritage complex

The Czech town of Kolín has purchased the former rabbis’ house of its once-thriving Jewish community and what was described as the Jewish town hall, with the aim of restoring them as part of its complex of the 17th century … continue reading →