Jewish Heritage Europe

Download “Vanished World” 2018 Eastern Europe Jewish Heritage Calendar

As in the past, JHE friend photographer Christian Herrmann is giving a holiday gift:  a calendar based on his striking photographs of Jewish heritage sites in eastern Europe.   The 2018 calendar can be downloaded for free as a PDF, … continue reading →

Significant new books on synagogue architecture, art, restoration

  Several new books make important contributions to the study of synagogue history, art and architecture and provide insight on the ways disused synagogues have been neglected, restored and/or repurposed in recent decades. Two are monumental works focusing on synagogues … continue reading →

Call for information: local Jewish heritage sites separated by borders

  After reading our post about the Jewish cemetery restoration project in Gorizia, Italy-Nova Gorica, Slovenia — where the synagogue and Jewish cemetery are separated by an international border —  a reader has pointed out that, given how many times … continue reading →

Gorizia/Nova Gorica: A transborder Jewish cemetery project; Italy and Slovenia

  The historic Jewish heritage sites of Gorizia, in northeastern Italy, comprise a relatively rare example of local Jewish sites separated by an international border: the 18th century synagogue and former Jewish ghetto area are in one country, Italy …. … continue reading →

Kristallnacht: Marking the anniversary with wonderful synagogues, 2017 edition

  By now it’s a JHE tradition. The night of November 9-10 marks the  79th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all … continue reading →