Jewish Heritage Europe

Have Your Say: At Oświęcim/Auschwitz: Honoring Those Who Died By Remembering How They Lived

In our new Have Your Say essay, Maciek Zabierowski describes the latest commemorative project of the  Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oświęcim, Poland — the town outside which the Auschwitz death camp was built. It was known in Yiddish as Oshpitzin. … continue reading →

Endangered Heritage — Nominate a Site for Europa Nostra’s Seven Most Endangered List

Stained glass window in the synagogue in Subotica, Serbia

The deadline to nominate a site for Europa Nostra’s  Seven Most Endangered Heritage Sites list for 2020 has been extended until August 1 — so there is still time to propose a site.   Europa Nostra lobbies for monuments and heritage … continue reading →

UK Update: Work finally to start on converting abandoned Liverpool’s Greenbank synagogue into apartment complex — with a small synagogue

Work is to finally begin on converting the abandoned Greenbank synagogue in Liverpool into an apartment complex, according to local media. The Liverpool Echo and other local sources report that the company making the conversion, Green Drive Ltd, has announced … continue reading →

Poland: Jewish cemetery in Tarnów rededicated after extensive restoration; new wall, facilities, smartphone app

Monoprint of the Tarnow Jewish cemetery by Shirley Moskowitz, 1993

The historic Jewish cemetery in Tarnów, southern Poland, has been ceremoniously rededicated and reopened after a two-year, fullscale renovation that saw the restoration and indexing of gravestones, repair and rebuilding of its wall, and the opening of a permanent exhibition … continue reading →

UK: London’s Bevis Marks synagogue receives nearly £2.8 million National Heritage Lottery grant for restoration work & conservation of collections

The historic Bevis Marks synagogue in London — Britain’s oldest — has received a nearly £2.8 million grant from the National Heritage Lottery Fund for “vital restoration work and conservation for its collections” so that they can be displayed in … continue reading →