Ceremonies September 4 mark the inauguration of The Space of Synagogues, a new Jewish memorial complex in L’viv, Ukraine. JHE Coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber was on the international jury that in 2010 chose the memorial design following an unprecedented … continue reading →
As JHE readers know, we have a Facebook page and a Twitter feed — @JewishHtgEurope, where you can follow our news posts (and more). We now have another social media platform — Instagram, where we will be posting pictures of … continue reading →
In case our loyal readers have been wondering, we have not been posting to the Newsfeed this past week because of illness — but there is quite a backlog of news, and we hope to be back in action fairly … continue reading →
ShUM is an acronym of the first letters of the medieval Hebrew names of three cities in Germany: Shin (Sh) = Shpira = Speyer; Vav (represented as U) = Warmaisa = Worms; and Mem (M) = Magenza = Mainz. In … continue reading →
In our new “Have Your Say” op-ed, by the Italian Jewish studies scholar Gadi Luzzatto Voghera, is on online! The story of a nearly 800-year-old Torah that was recently returned to the synagogue in Biella, Italy leads the Italian Jewish studies scholar Dr. Gadi … continue reading →
