Jewish Heritage Europe

Award to Ukrainian who’s restoring 16th century Sataniv synagogue

JTA reports that Boris Slobodnyuk, a  Ukrainian Christian who is working to save the dilapidated, 16th-century fortress synagogue in Sataniv,was honored at an interaith forum in Kiev. It said Slobodnyuk received the forum’s 2013 Crystal Noah Tolerance Award on Tuesday at … continue reading →

Video Links for Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage Conference

The plenary sessions of the Managing Jewish Built Heritage conference in Krakow were live-streamed, and are now archived…. Click here for the link to the opening session and the keynote speech by Samuel D. Gruber Click here for the link … continue reading →

Slovak Jewish Heritage Route

In the current issue of Hadassah Magazine, JHE Coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber describes the Slovak Jewish Heritage Route and briefly profiles most of the two dozen or so sites on the network. In a lengthy article, illustrated with her photos, … continue reading →