Jewish Heritage Europe

Have Your Say: Searching for the Shtetl — and the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Holocaust studies

In our new Have Your Say personal essay, Dr. Magdalena Waligórska raises important questions about the impact of the war in Ukraine on the field of Holocaust studies and on Holocaust memory itself. Dr. Waligórska leads a team of international … continue reading →

Anniversary of Anniversaries: New video — 150th anniversary of the Rumbach Street Synagogue, Budapest

  We have a new YouTube video up — on the 150th anniversary of the Rumbach st. synagogue in Budapest — designed by Otto Wagner and ceremonially dedicated in 1872! It’s part of our “Anniversary of Anniversaries” series marking this … continue reading →

Anniversary of Anniversaries: 400 years since the imposition of the Ghetto in Pitigliano, the “Little Jerusalem” of southern Tuscany, Italy

The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we will be 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 … continue reading →

The JHE March Newsletter is out — Catch up on news, views & insights from Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic, and more…

Did you miss something on Jewish Heritage Europe this past month? Catch up with the JHE Newsletter for March, out now.   Our focus is Ukraine — but there’s lots more news, views, and insights from elsewhere — Hungary, Romania, … continue reading →

JHE Anniversary of Anniversaries #1: The Rumbach street synagogue, Budapest. 150 years

The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we will be 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 … continue reading →