Jewish Heritage Europe

UK Job Opportunity: Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator, historic Bevis Marks Synagogue, London

We are pleased to share this London-based job opportunity: Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator, historic Bevis Marks Synagogue Submission deadline July 8 Hours:  37 hours a week – flexible working, including bank holidays, evenings and weekends will be required Salary … continue reading →

JHE Photo Essay: Shavuot 2024 — Images of the 10 Commandments to Mark the Holiday

10 commandments in the synagogue, Goteborg (Gothenburg) Sweden

(JHE) — The festival of Shavuot, which begins Tuesday night, marks the reception of the Torah — and Ten Commandments — at Mt. Sinai. Jews traditionally go to synagogue on Shavuot to hear the Ten Commandments read out: 1. I am … continue reading →

Monday is World Art Nouveau Day — we highlight a few examples of art nouveau embodied in Jewish built heritage

Tomb of the Schmidl family, Kozma utca Jewish cemetery, Budapest May 2019

This  Monday, June 10,  marks World Art Nouveau Day, an occasion launched in 2013 to appreciate the architectural and decorative style that utilised sinuous curves and often floral or or vegetal motifs and flourished mainly from around 1890 up until … continue reading →

Slovakia: First stage of the restoration of the spectacular interior of the synagogue in Trenčín is complete; with an exhibition on local Jewish heritage installed

The first stage of the planned full-scale renovation of the magnificent domed synagogue in Trenčín has been completed, with a permanent exhibition on local Jewish history installed in the sanctuary. The building will be used for religious as well as … continue reading →

Czech Republic: A new NGO spearheads the restoration of the synagogue in Volyně and its transformation into a cultural and educational center. It was previously used as a cinema and disco

Carving above the entrance of the former synagogue in Volyně, CZ

A new NGO is spearheading efforts to restore the former synagogue in Volyne, a small town in the Czech Republic, around 130 km south of Prague, and transform it into a cultural and educational center. The NGO, Synagoga Volyně, z.ú., … continue reading →