Jewish Heritage Europe

The Power of Built Heritage — op-ed by JHE director

In the wake of the devastating fire last week at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, JHE Director Ruth Ellen Gruber wrote an op-ed for JTA discussing the transcendent symbolism of built heritage.   JTA gave the essay the title “Notre Dame will be rebuilt … continue reading →

JHE Newsletter for April is out

The Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter for April is out — news, views, insights from Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Moldova, Romania, Belarus, Lithuania, Sweden, Slovakia — and more. We also link to JHE Director Ruth Ellen Gruber’s op-ed in JTA on … continue reading →

The Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter is out

The new Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter is out. It’s a summary of JHE news, views, & insights we have published over the past month. This month, there is material from the Czech Republic, Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, … continue reading →

In our new Have Your Say personal essay, Jaroslav Klenovský looks back on 4 decades of Jewish Heritage work in Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic

Jaroslav Klenovský is a pioneer in the documentation and preservation of Jewish heritage in what today is the Czech Republic. Based in Brno, he has worked since 1980 to protect and preserve immovable Jewish heritage, particularly in Moravia. In addition … continue reading →