Jewish Heritage Europe

Poland CZ: Two significant new Holocaust memorials unveiled — Names in Nowy Sącz and Returned (Cobble)stones in Prague

In Poland and in the Czech Republic, two significant Holocaust memorials have been unveiled in recent days. NOWY SĄCZ, POLAND, August 28 The powerful new memorial lists the names of around 12,000 Jews from Nowy Sącz and its surroundings  deported by … continue reading →

Czech Republic: Day of Jewish Monuments, 2022 (August 14)

The fifth edition of the Czech Day of Jewish Monuments will take place August 14.  More than 50 selected Jewish heritage sites in more than three dozen locations in Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia will be open to visitors. They … continue reading →

JHE Photo Essay: Weeping Willows (real and artistic) in Jewish cemeteries and commemoration

(JHE) — The weeping willow tree, with its drooping branches symbolizing grief, has been a common motif on gravestones — Jewish and non-Jewish alike — particularly from the 19th and early 20th centuries.  The sculptural Holocaust Memorialby Imre Varga in … continue reading →

Norway: National Heritage Board wants to list the Old Jewish cemetery and the Deportation memorial in Oslo as national monuments

Norway’s National Heritage Board wants to include the country’s oldest Jewish cemetery and a memorial to World War II deportations in the national roster of protected monuments. The two sites in Oslo are the Jewish cemetery at Sofienberg park and … continue reading →

Anniversary of Anniversaries: Bratislava — 20th Anniversary of the Chatam Sofer Memorial; 10th Anniversary of the Jewish Community Museum

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 →