Jewish Heritage Europe

New Have Your Say Personal Essay: Marburg and Its Jewish Stories, by Dr. Susanne Urban, Head of the Reporting and Documentation Center on Antisemitism in Germany’s Federal State of Hessen

After a long break over the summer, we are delighted to post a new Have Your Say personal essay, “Marburg and Its Jewish Stories,” by Dr. Susanne Urban. In December 2021, Susanne moved to the university town of Marburg to … continue reading →

The JHE Monthly Newsletter is Out — Catch up with videos, photos, news, views, and insights from France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Italy, the UK, Czech Republic… and more.

Did you miss something on Jewish Heritage Europe?   Catch up with our monthly Newsletter — August edition — now out! As this long, hot summer marches on, there are videos and photo essays to liven things up…. Find links … continue reading →

Anniversary of Anniversaries: The 100th anniversary of the orthodox Ez Chaim synagogue in Leipzig — destroyed on Kristallnacht — will be marked by a week of commemorative events Sept 4-11

The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we are celebrating it throughout the year with special content. The theme of JHE’s 10th birthday celebrations is the “Anniversary of Anniversaries” — that is, using JHE’s own anniversary to feature other significant or symbolic anniversaries … continue reading →

The JHE 10th Anniversary: Download our New Report Brochure and watch the National Library of Israel video of Ruth Ellen Gruber and Samuel D. Gruber in conversation

For our 10th Anniversary this year, JHE’s Ruth Ellen Gruber was the focus of “New Realities of Jewish Heritage in Europe,” an online program of the National Library of Israel. She was interviewed by her brother, the architectural historian Dr. … continue reading →