PLEASE NOTE THE CORRECTION OF DATES. (WE ORIGINALLY POSTED FROM AN EARLIER POSTED SCHEDULE) We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the International Conference “From Shtetl to Post-Jewish Town” which will take place September 8-10, 2024. Deadline … continue reading →
Hanukkah begins tonight….we hope that the Festival of Light will inspire us in these difficult times. As it has become a tradition to give gifts during the holiday — our tradition at JHE has become posting images of synagogue … continue reading →
The rescue and restoration of the synagogue and adjacent rabbi’s house in Žatec, a small town 80 km northwest of Prague, has won the Patrimonium pro futuro Award in the Monument Protection category. Mazel tov! Presented by the Culture Ministry’s National … continue reading →
Grants from the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland will support several Jewish built heritage projects around the country, including documentation and other work in Jewish cemeteries, building restoration, and creation of memorials. The projects are among 20 … continue reading →
An exhibition on Jewish heritage in and around Gorizia, in northeastern Italy, has opened in the former Ceremonial Hall of the Jewish cemetery in Rožna Dolina, just over the border outside Nova Gorica, Slovenia. The historic Jewish heritage sites of … continue reading →
