Jewish Heritage Europe

Join the new #MyParallelTraces project — send digital postcards of Jewish heritage to keep exploring while staying put at home

Are there Jewish Heritage sites close to your heart and memory? What are they? And what do they mean to you?  With the new #MyParallelTraces campaign launched by the AEPJ (European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture … 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 →

Germany update: €8.3 million Restoration of Lübeck’s Carlebach synagogue is complete but inauguration ceremony postponed due to Coronavirus crisis

The years-long, more than €8 million restoration of the Carlebach synagogue in the city of Lübeck, in northern Germany, has been completed, but the gala reopening this month — which would have included the ceremonial placement of Torah scrolls —  … continue reading →

Germany: Take a deep dive into German Jewish history by exploring digitized Genizot

Explore German Jewish history by taking a deep dive into the world of recovered Genizot. A Genizah is a repository for wornout Jewish ritual objects and sacred books and manuscripts that are no longer usable. They are often found hidden … continue reading →