Jewish Heritage Europe

UK: Plans to build 48-storey high-rise near London’s historic Bevis Marks synagogue are rejected, but a second high-rise tower is still under consideration

London’s historic Bevis Marks synagogue has won a first round in attempts to prevent two planned high-rise towers to overshadow it. On Tuesday the City of London Corporation Planning Committee rejected plans to build Bury House, a 48-storey office tower next to the … continue reading →

Germany Update: See photos of the Ahrweiler Jewish cemetery — devastated by floods — that was cleaned up and restored by German soldiers

JHE reader Dr. Christian Riemenschneider in July sent us a report and photos showing the damage caused by devastating  flooding to the Jewish cemetery and former synagogue in the devastated riverside town of Ahrweiler, in the Ahr river valley.  We’re … continue reading →

Ukraine Update: Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich strongly denounces the desecration of the historic Jewish cemetery in Sataniv … by a Jew. Calls for aid in helping prevent such “abominations”

(JHE) — Michael Schudrich, the Chief Rabbi of Poland and head of Poland’s Rabbinic Commission for Cemeteries, has forcefully condemned as  desecration the destruction of part of the historic Jewish cemetery in Sataniv by Haredi activist Israel Meir Gabai. It … continue reading →

New Have Your Say personal essay by Dr. Boris Khaimovich: The Jewish Cemetery in Sataniv — a Destroyed Monument of Jewish Culture. Vandalism and Desecration Disguised as “Care”

Our new Have Your Say op-ed follows on from our report on Jewish heritage experts decrying the destruction of the oldest part of the historic Jewish cemetery in Sataniv, western Ukraine, by a Haredi activist claiming to restore it. Many … continue reading →

Ukraine: Experts decry the destruction of the ancient Jewish cemetery in Sataniv by a Haredi group claiming to restore it, branding it vandalism and desecration

 (JHE) — Jewish heritage experts are decrying the destruction of the oldest part of the historic Jewish cemetery in Sataniv, western Ukraine, by a Haredi group claiming to restore it. Branding the operation desecration and vandalism, they called for control measures … continue reading →