Jewish Heritage Europe

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 →

Italy: New Travel App for Glorious Casale Monferrato Synagogue & Jewish Museums

  A new interactive smartphone and tablet app guides visitors — and armchair travelers — through the splendid synagogue and Jewish museums of Casale Monferrato, located in northwest Italy’s Piemonte region, between Milan and Torino. The app, which is available … continue reading →

Poland: New Guidebook to Jewish Łódź

  Field Guide to Jewish Łódź — a new, richly illustrated Jewish guidebook to the city — is now available, both as an 86-page printed book and in downloadable PDF form.. Published by the Taube Center for the Renewal of … continue reading →

France: As the Carpentras synagogue turns 650, the tiny Jewish community seeks funds to restore the historic building

  The tiny Jewish community in Carpentras, France has issued an appeal for contributions to help complete renovation work on its historic synagogue, which this year is celebrating its 650th birthday, making it the oldest active synagogue in France and … continue reading →

Resources: Index of Center for Jewish Art Collection now fully digitalized and online

After six years of work, the digitalization of more than 250,000 items in The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art has been completed, and the entire collection, including images of Jewish cemeteries and Jewish ritual architecture, as well as ritual … continue reading →