Jewish Heritage Europe

Commemorations of lost Jewish places…in Sardinia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

  Though thousands of Jewish heritage sites — synagogues, cemeteries, mikvaot, former ghetto areas, etc — still stand, in one form or another, many, many Jewish places have been  razed, forgotten or erased from memory. Many synagogue buildings have been … continue reading →

Restored synagogue in Čkyně, Czech Republic to be Rededicated

The restored synagogue in the village of Čkyně, in southern Bohemia, will be rededicated on Oct. 5 with ceremonies including a religious service and the return of Torah scrolls from the synagogue that had been saved and preserved after the … continue reading →

Bleak future for Jewish museum in synagogue in Łęczna, Poland?

Virtual Shtetl has run a troubling article by Adam Dylewski about the uncertain, and apparently bleak, future of the Regional Museum housed in the thick-walled, 17th-century former synagogue in Łęczna, Poland — long recognized as one of the best solutions for … continue reading →