Jewish Heritage Europe

New Have Your Say: Zine creation as a form of heritage preservation, by Bence Illyés

We have a new Have Your Say Personal Essay…Called Zine creation as a form of heritage preservation, it’s by the Hungarian visual artist Bence Illyés, who has used Zines — small, informal,  hand-made publications — to explore aspects of the … continue reading →

Kristallnacht anniversary 2025: countering destruction with images of wonderful surviving — and restored — synagogues

Tje ark, topped by a crown. Restored synagogue in Budyně nad Ohří, Czech Republic

The  night of November 9-10 marks the 87th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over Germany and German-occupied … continue reading →

Call for Applications: The Heritage Laboratory in Belchite, Spain –Fieldwork training program, Summer 2026

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for The Heritage Laboratory – Belchite, Spain –Fieldwork training program, Summer 2026, announced by The Institute for Jewish Studies Barcelona (EJB) the Matanel Sefarad Seminar, and The Spanish Association of Military … continue reading →

Ukraine update: an upcoming exhibition presents the murals in synagogues of the Ukrainian Bukovina and features the recent 3D laser scan digitalization

In January, we posted about the recent laser scan digitalization of three synagogues in the Bukovina region of western Ukraine that are noted for their elaborate interior decoration: the Beit Tfilah Benjamin Synagogue in Chernivtsi, currently in use by the … continue reading →

Italy: a new exhibit at Italy’s National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara uses archival photographs, documents, and correspondence to show how Jewish built heritage in Italy is an integral part of the country’s landscape and history

A new exhibit at Italy’s state-run National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara uses archival photographs, documents, and correspondence to “rethink” Italy’s Jewish heritage and show how it is an integral part of the country’s landscape … continue reading →